MANCHESTER (UK)
Catholic News Service
November 16, 2018
By Simon Caldwell
A Catholic archbishop publicly apologized to the victims of child abuse during a government-backed inquiry that shed light on allegations against priests over half a century.
Some of the allegations were made against Father John Tolkien, the son of JRR Tolkien, the best-selling author of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham, England, acknowledged failures of the church to protect children in his testimony Nov. 16 to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse in London. He assured the inquiry of his commitment to the protection of children and vulnerable adults.
The inquiry is investigating child abuse throughout various United Kingdom institutions and heard evidence of abuse in the Birmingham Archdiocese during a five-day hearing Nov. 12-16.
“I am deeply sorry. I
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