Church Of England Sorry About 383 New Abuse Cases

The BBC reports:

The Church of England has found hundreds of new cases involving allegations of abuse of vulnerable adults and children by clergy, Church officers and volunteers.

The reviewers found 383 cases relating to abuse, that the Church says require further attention. The Church says this is its most extensive review of past abuse cases.

The archbishops of Canterbury and York apologised and expressed “profound shame” at the findings. Of the 383 new cases, 168 relate to children and 149 to vulnerable adults.

The Guardian reports:

The review led to 26 national recommendations, including the establishment of a victims’ charter to enable children to be “truly ‘heard’ when they are expressing distress or communicating that something is wrong”.

Justin Welby [photo] and Stephen Cottrell, the two archbishops that lead the C of E, said there were “no possible excuses, no rationalisations for our church’s failure to share the love of God and value each and every person”.

They added: “We sincerely apologise for our failures and want to reach out to those who are still suffering from the pain and misery they endured. We extend this apology to wider family members affected from this past abuse. We are so sorry that this ever happened. It was not your fault and you are not to blame.”

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