UNITED KINGDOM
Premier
Sun 06 Mar 2016
By Antony Bushfield
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey has criticised the Church of England for the way it responded to allegations of abuse against Bishop George Bell.
He said he was “frankly appalled by the way the Church authorities have treated his memory”.
In October 2015 the Church of England released a statement apologising to a woman who claimed she was abused by the respected Bishop Bell in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
It also paid compensation to the woman who cannot be named for legal reasons.
Sussex Police has revealed it would have arrested Bishop Bell and interviewed him on suspicion of serious sexual offences had he still been alive.
In a letter to Bishop Bell’s niece Lord Carey is highly critical of the Church’s response to the allegations.
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