UNITED KINGDOM
Evening Standard
HANNAH AL-OTHMAN
The Church of England has apologised to victims of a shamed Bishop after it was revealed a former Archbishop of Canterbury was among a number of establishment figures who reportedly wrote to police in his support.
The letters, which have come to light as a result of a Freedom of Information Act request submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service, were written in support of the then Bishop of Gloucester Peter Ball, who was being investigated for sex offences in 1993.
In one letter, Lord Carey said Peter Ball was in “torment” because of the investigation, according to the BBC.
Ball was jailed for a string of historic offences in October, 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, including praying naked at the altar and encouraging them to submit to beatings.
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