{"id":94629,"date":"2013-07-08T06:55:42","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T01:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=94629"},"modified":"2013-07-14T00:15:01","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T18:45:01","slug":"church-of-england-makes-chichester-child-abuse-apology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/church-of-england-makes-chichester-child-abuse-apology\/","title":{"rendered":"Church Of England Makes Chichester Child Abuse Apology"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Archbishop of Canterbury<\/p><\/div>\n

The ruling General Synod, meeting in York, endorsed a report apologising for abuse in the Chichester diocese, the BBC said.<\/p>\n

The Archbishop of Canterbury said there needed to be “a complete change of culture and behaviour” in the Church.<\/p>\n

Opening the debate, the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham, the Right Reverend Paul Butler, said the Church had “failed to listen properly”.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n