David Greenwood, a solicitor for a number of abuse victims in Sussex, said the ‘Anglican Church has proved itself incapable of self governance’ in the case of child abuse by its own priests.<\/p>\n
He compared the Church of England’s handling of abuse allegations with the Catholic Church, which is influenced by a papal decree known as Secreta Continere, handed down in 1974, which has imposed strict secrecy on the investigation of child abuse allegations within the church.<\/p>\n
‘The evidence demonstrates the Church’s institutions have worked in concert to resist cases [of abuse],’ Greenwood said in his concluding statement this morning.<\/p>\n
‘It could be said that the Catholic Church’s more brazen approach to resisting cases due to their written rules on secrecy is actually less malign than the Anglican resistance which has required conscious effort to treat survivors badly.’<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Church of England made 'conscious effort to treat survivors badly', inquiry hears https:\/\/t.co\/YEBSfx0mRs<\/a><\/p>\n — Christian Today (@ChristianToday) March 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n