UNITED KINGDOM
The Argus
By Finn Scott-Delany, Senior Reporter
Bishops will apologise unreservedly following a damning report into child abuse in Sussex.
The General Synod is expected to endorse the “unreserved apology” to victims today.
The high-level acknowledgement follows an official inquiry set up into abuse within the Diocese of Chichester.
The Archbishop of Canterbury said the report described a painful story of “individual wickedness” and “systematic failings”.
Archbishop Justin Welby wrote: “The sexual and physical abuse that has been inflicted by these people on children, young people and adults is and will remain a deep source of grief and shame for years to come.
“History cannot be rewritten, but those who still suffer now as a result of abuse in the past deserve this at least, that we hear their voices and take action to ensure that today’s safeguarding policies and systems are as robust as they can be.”
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