UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
The crimes of some clergy who abused children in the Diocese of Chichester may have gone unrecognised, a report has revealed.
The document adds that some survivors of known abusers may still feel unable to come forward.
The report’s findings have prompted the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, to renew his apology to victims of clerical abuse.
He said the Anglican church could never ignore the “hurt and damage” committed.
Bishop John Gladwin and Rupert Bursell QC, the report’s authors, said the diocese had “moved forward a very long way” in recent months.
The document said the diocese had put “excellent” safeguarding practices in place, and was “committed” to preventing any further abuse and to responding effectively to the ongoing trauma of victims.
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