UNITED KINGDOM
Darlingon & Stockton Times
THE Archbishop of York has launched an independent inquiry into hundreds of deceased clergymen to run alongside another investigation into a former dean who died after being accused of child sex abuse.
Dr John Sentamu has appealed for people from across North Yorkshire and the North-East to come forward with information about deceased clergy who served in the Diocese of York dating back more than 65 years.
The diocese, which includes 608 churches and 127 schools in 468 parishes stretching from the Humber to the Tees and the A1 to the coast, said it believes there may be numerous historic issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable adults and children that have not been reported.
The Archbishop of York said: “The damage done by the sexual abuse of children is immense, and the passage of time does not in itself bring healing.
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