AUSTRALIA
ABC News
By Giselle Wakatama
Anglican Bishop of Newcastle Greg Thompson has resigned after three years of dealing with issues related to clerical abuse and cover ups.
An emotional Bishop Thompson last year told the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse his efforts to expose a decades-old culture of abuse and cover-ups had led to a concerted push to get rid of him.
The bishop is himself an abuse survivor and said he was resigning to put his health and family first.
“The impact of leading the diocese at various levels and addressing that culture has had a personal impact on my health, and I think has been something that got me thinking about how long I could have done it for,” Bishop Thompson said.
“I’ve given my all and my legacy, I think, here in Newcastle is the issues of social justice for survivors.”
The bishop said he had worked hard to end a culture of not listening.
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