AUSTRALIA
The Australian
October 10, 2016
ANDREW BURRELL
WA Chief ReporterPerth
@AndrewBurrell7
The Anglican Archbishop of Perth, Roger Herft, has stood aside after he admitted he was told priests in his former diocese of Newcastle were sexually abusing children but he failed to report this to police.
In a letter to parishioners today, Mr Herft said he had recently returned from leave and had decided to stand aside immediately to “focus my attention on the royal commission’s ongoing inquiry”.
“I have decided to voluntarily stand aside from my role, function and duties as Archbishop of Perth and Metropolitan of Western Australia with immediate effect,“ he said.
“This will include all duties including ordinations, pastoral visits, public functions, Synod, Diocesan Council, correspondence and other related engagements.
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