UNITED KINGDOM
West Sussex County Times
The Bishop of Chichester has said he is ‘profoundly ashamed’ of the church in Sussex following the publication of a report on the safeguarding of children in the diocese.
The report by the Archbishop of Canterbury’s office comes after an internal inquiry prompted by the convictions of Roy Cotton and Colin Pritchard who abused children in Diocese of Chichester in the 70s and 80s.
This year three other former priests were charged with child sex abuse offences, of which cases are still ongoing, and Lambeth Palace is now overseeing all clergy appointments in Sussex ‘until better practice can be assured’.
Dr Martin Warner, the new Bishop of Chichester, agreed with the report that there was ‘dysfunctionality’ in the structure of the Diocese of Chichester and said that all bishops needed to work together better and said he will seek reconciliation with all survivors.
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