The Church of England has formally apologised for past child abuse by Anglican priests and its own “serious failure” to prevent it, the BBC reports.
The ruling General Synod, meeting in York, endorsed a report apologising for abuse in the Chichester diocese, the BBC said.
The Archbishop of Canterbury said there needed to be “a complete change of culture and behaviour” in the Church.
Opening the debate, the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham, the Right Reverend Paul Butler, said the Church had “failed to listen properly”.
The bishop read out a statement from victims of child abuse in the Church who called for a public inquiry to find out the number of victims, how the Church protected abusers and whether there was a cover-up.
Related posts;
Rent Boy Scandal Rocks The Vatican: Satanism Claims By Paedophile Ex-Priest
UK’s Top Cardinal Apologises For ‘Sexual Conduct’
UK’s Top Cardinal Accused Of ‘Inappropriate Acts’ By Priests
USA Child Abuse Case: A Roman Catholic Church Official Had Shielded Predatory Priests
Sri Lanka’s Hidden Scourge Of Religious Child Abuse
Paedophile Buddhist Sanghanayaka Of Great Britain And The Sri Lankan Media
JULAMPITIYE AMARAYA / July 9, 2013
Nobody commented on The Church Of England Makes Chichester Child Abuse Apology
but there were many comments for buddhist robed unBuddhistic Monk’s Rape Case.
IS IT BECAUSE DISGRACE TO CHURCH OF INGLAND???????????????.
WHERE ARE THE SOCALLED SAINTLY COMMENTERS OF
” Colombo Telegraph” ??????????????.
THIS IS SEXY,HYSTERICAL, CRAZY WORLD OF CLOWNS.
SEE ALL THOSE;
London Chief Buddhist Monk’s Rape Case: Court Of Appeal Rejected Paedophile Monk’s Argument, But Reduced The Sentence
Rent Boy Scandal Rocks The Vatican: Satanism Claims By Paedophile Ex-Priest
UK’s Top Cardinal Apologises For ‘Sexual Conduct’
UK’s Top Cardinal Accused Of ‘Inappropriate Acts’ By Priests
Pahalagama Somarathana Sentencing Remarks: Penetration Of The Vagina Of A 9-Year-Old In The Presence Of The Buddha
USA Child Abuse Case: A Roman Catholic Church Official Had Shielded Predatory Priests
Sri Lanka’s Hidden Scourge Of Religious Child Abuse
Paedophile Buddhist Sanghanayaka Of Great Britain And The Sri Lankan Media
DAILY MAIL OF LONDON PUBLISHED ON 8 TH JULY 2013.
A senior doctor used his iPhone to secretly film women in public places – including the police officer who arrested him, a medical tribunal heard.
Dr Thilanga Kasun Iddamalgoda was arrested by a plain-clothes WPC who noticed he was behaving suspiciously as he sat on the steps of London’s Trafalgar Square.
Thilanga Iddamalgoda,32, used his iPhone to film women’s legs and groins in London’s Trafalgar Square, a medical panel heard today
After he was arrested and the phone was analysed, the officer found out that she was one of his victims.
/
Probono Publico / July 10, 2013
I was waiting for a comment such as this Julampitye,see the difference the Church has the guts to apologize and punish the offenders but will the Buddhist maha sanga have such backbone to apologise???? hhahaahahahahaaah
do you want me to list out all the sexual crimes that the monks have done within the last 2 years and reported in Daily News,Sunday Observer,Lankadeepa,Dailymirror and Island news papers? do you really want me to list them now???
You fell right into the trap didnt you my friend!
/
Jim softy / July 10, 2013
Probono and Others:
Here and there an individual monk may violate his promise to be celibate.
But, It is not a mental illness as that happens among Christian priests.
/
Peace Lover / July 10, 2013
If I may add something Jimy softly not here and there my friend but so many cases not only violating celibacy rules but all vinaya rules from doing land transactions to murder
/
Probono Publico / July 11, 2013
are you out of your mind to say here and there a monk breaks his vows?
its a disease in the sanga and not only they violate women but abuse the samaneras under them too!
/
kp / July 12, 2013
“Here and there an individual monk may violate his promise to be celibate”
funny. first time i’ve heard someone call abuse and pedophilia as “violating celibacy” and not “punishable crime”.
oh but wait, nationalists and Rajapakse-worshipers have different takes on the penal code. Sorry. My fault.
/
Anna / July 10, 2013
Probono…
So maybe you commend the actions of the church, still it doesn’t rectify the situation or change the fact that the church may have protected such offenders. Really doesn’t seem very gutsy to me! Quite unnerving actually.. It’s a shame that these incidents even occur in civillised England as many like to portray the country on CT.
Be it England or Sri lanka Child abuse is wrong and those protecting such offenders should also be punished. As for the local media, they have reported on similar cases here in SL. For you to say otherwise is not fair. Instead of boasting on this page and IF you have a list of such crimes committed by the sangha what are you doing keeping it a secret?? Protecting the offenders are you? The biggest problem in SL is most incidents don’t get reported. If you got the guts.. Go for it!
Bottom line…. Do NOT leave children unattended in places of religious worship anywhere in the world! Do Not leave children unattended at all!
/
Probono Publico / July 11, 2013
Anna,
Of course abuse of children is a dirty thing and those bastards should be punished!
What I said was that the church has the backbone to apologize (even now at a later stage) and tries to rectify things WHICH THE BUDDHIST CLERGY HAS NEVER EVER DONE
/
JULAMPITIYE AMARAYA / July 10, 2013
Probono Publico;
Did I deny the Crimes Done and doing by
So called Robe clad Monks who are misusing The BUDDHISM LIKE PRESENT GOVERNANCE [So was Premadasa Governance]
not for two years,
but for many decades.
and discrediting ALL BUDDHISTs Around the world ??????????.
You set a trap for your self andfell right into the trap.
didnt you my friend!,?????????????.
hoooooooooo.
/
Probono Publico / July 11, 2013
hey julampitiye,so you got dutch courage when you saw Annas post and tried to backtrack huh chee chee chee
silly fool did i ever defend the Church priests? I said at least the church had the backbone to kick them out and punish those evil men UNLIKE THE BUDDHIST CLERGY who deny everything flatly till exposed! and if someone does expose then they call them traitors ! what a bunch of hypocrites!
/
kp / July 12, 2013
listing the crimes in the media by the media doesn’t reflect any credit whatsoever on the Sangha. The media isn’t an extension of the Buddhist religion or it’s leaders in the country, no matter what people prattle on about this being a ‘Buddhist country’. There hasn’t even been a simple acknowledgement by these “learned” monks that this problem exists among them, neither has there been any kind of official apology and/or assurance that they will be vigilant against this kind of thing and cooperate with the law fully.
Maybe reserve your sarcasm for a time when you make a relevant rebuff?
/
justice / July 10, 2013
The church should be admired for the apology.
/
Point of View / July 11, 2013
Sinhala-Buddhists are continuing to worship the saffron robed thugs !
/
zafar / July 11, 2013
Always worship the CREATOR not anything that is “Created” be it human or other living creatures. Priests or monks don’t trust them, they are humans with flesh, bones and feelings.
/