Bishops told to repent on abuse issue

UNITED KINGDOM
Church Times

by Tim Wyatt

Posted: 27 May 2016

THE House of Bishops has backed reforms to the Church of England’s safeguarding, prompted by a damning report into the case of a man who was abused by a senior priest and then ignored for years.

During the House’s meeting in York last week the Bishop of Crediton, the Rt Revd Sarah Mullally, presented the list of changes to safeguarding procedures suggested by the Elliott Report.

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