UNITED KINGDOM
Belfast Telegraph
A former Archbishop of Canterbury reportedly wrote to police in support of the then Bishop of Gloucester, who was being investigated for sex offences in 1993.
The letter has come to light as a result of a Freedom of Information Act request submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service.
In the letter, Lord Carey said Peter Ball was in “torment” because of the investigation, according to the BBC.
The Church of England (CoE) apologised “unreservedly” to Ball’s victims in response to the letter last night.
In October Ball was jailed for a string of historic offences, including two counts of indecent assault.
While Bishop of Lewes, he hand-picked 18 vulnerable victims to commit acts of “debasement” in the name of religion, such as praying naked at the altar and encouraging them to submit to beatings.
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