Bishop of Durham defends Church of England paedophiles who made ‘mistakes’

UNITED KINGDOM
The Sun

EXCLUSIVE By DAVID WOODING, Sunday Political Editor
6 Feb 2016

A BISHOP leading a probe into paedophile priests was blasted last night for describing their child abuse as “mistakes”.

Rt Rev Paul Butler made the remark in reference to ex-Bishop of Gloucester Peter Ball, jailed last year for a string of offences.

The Bishop of Durham told the House of Lords: “We have to recognise that it’s possible for great people to make mistakes.”

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