UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
The Church of England has spent £190,000 handling a rift between the Channel Islands and the Diocese of Winchester, it has emerged.
The islands split with the diocese in a dispute involving the Dean of Jersey and the Bishop of Winchester about the handling of an abuse complaint.
The figure was revealed after the Dean of Portsmouth asked the CofE’s ruling body how much the rift had cost.
The money was spent on two inquiries and does not include legal fees.
The Dean of Portsmouth, the Very Reverend David Brindley, said the money could have been allocated to parishes elsewhere in the country.
“Those costs haven’t yet finished and don’t include legal costs incurred either by the Diocese of Winchester or by the Channel Islands,” he said.
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