UNITED KINGDOM
Prensa Latina
London, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, ordered to reopen the files of deceased priests who served in his diocese to determine whether or not they incurred in child sexual abuse, reported British media.
Sentamu decided to investigate all priests who worked in his diocese from 1950, an investigation identified as the first of its kind in this religious institution.
In making the announcement, the archbishop acknowledged the immense damage done to children when they are sexually abused, and noted that time does not heal those wounds automatically.
“Where it is established that a child was betrayed by individuals in positions of trust and the institution failed to to protect them, the Church must acknowledge the damage done, provide an apology, and improve policies and practices to ensure that the same mistake will never repeat again”, he said, quoted by the Guardian.
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