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20/05/2021 Following a recent meeting with survivors of the abuse carried out by John Smyth QC, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has made the following the statement today:
I am pleased to have met recently with a group of victims of the horrendous abuse perpetrated by John Smyth QC. I apologised to them that the meeting had taken so long to arrange and acknowledged that this has caused much frustration and anger. In February 2017, I issued a general apology on behalf of the Church of England, as the story was breaking, and before we understood the full horror and scope of the abuse. Having met some victims now, I want to offer a full, personal apology. I am sorry that this was done in the name of Jesus Christ by a perverted version of spirituality and evangelicalism. It is clear that the impact of this has been widespread. I want to offer this apology, in addition, to those Smyth victims that I have not met. I continue to hear new details of the ab ....
Archbishop of Canterbury issues apology to survivors of abuse at Christian camps hampshirechronicle.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hampshirechronicle.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Welby apologises over charity summer camps abuse msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Anglican Bishop is fighting the good fight In celebration of International Women’s Day, we caught up with the only female Anglican bishop in Africa Nomvelo Masango > By Nomvelo Masango - 15 March 2021 - 09:39 Being one of the first women to be ordained into the priesthood in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa in 1992, the Right Reverend Margaret Vertue is the second woman to be consecrated as an Anglican Bishop in the whole of Africa. Although leadership positions in the church were previously reserved for men, Vertue knew without a doubt that she was destined for leadership in God’s ministry. ....