UNITED KINGDOM
The Argus
Rachel Millard, Reporter
THE Church of England is standing firm over its handling of the George Bell case despite fierce criticism from its former head.
On Monday The Argus reported how the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey had lambasted the church after it publicly settled a claim of historic sex abuse against Bell and apologised to the victim of the former head of the church in Sussex.
In a letter to Bell’s niece, Lord George Carey said he felt the revered wartime bishop had been denied the right to a fair trial and he was looking for “ways of reopening” the matter.
His intervention was met with resolve from the Church of England on Monday, reiterating its reasons for the way it handled the case.
The spokesman told The Argus: “Where allegations are made against a deceased person, as is the case with Bishop Bell, they are treated seriously and dealt with accordingly, however uncomfortable this may prove, or however high profile the individual may be.
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