'Church seems less safe' says bishop after abuse panel sacked
A senior Church of England bishop responsible for safeguarding has told the BBC she does not "entirely trust the church" on tackling abuse.
The Bishop of Birkenhead, the Right Reverend Julie Conalty spoke after the Church sacked a panel of experts overseeing its safeguarding.
She later tweeted: "Today the church seems less safe".
The Church said its relations with the two of the experts on the panel had broken down.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's World At One, Bishop Conalty, who is the Church's deputy head of safeguarding with a focus on survivor engagement, said: "I think culturally we are resistant as a church to accountability, to criticism.
"And therefore I don't entirely trust the church, even though I'm a key part of it and a leader within it, because I see the way the wind blows is always in a particular direction."
The bishop said "right at the moment it is less accountable" and "we have definitely taken a step back".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65990105?a...gn=KARANGA
A senior Church of England bishop responsible for safeguarding has told the BBC she does not "entirely trust the church" on tackling abuse.
The Bishop of Birkenhead, the Right Reverend Julie Conalty spoke after the Church sacked a panel of experts overseeing its safeguarding.
She later tweeted: "Today the church seems less safe".
The Church said its relations with the two of the experts on the panel had broken down.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's World At One, Bishop Conalty, who is the Church's deputy head of safeguarding with a focus on survivor engagement, said: "I think culturally we are resistant as a church to accountability, to criticism.
"And therefore I don't entirely trust the church, even though I'm a key part of it and a leader within it, because I see the way the wind blows is always in a particular direction."
The bishop said "right at the moment it is less accountable" and "we have definitely taken a step back".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65990105?a...gn=KARANGA
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Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups
Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling with a pig in mud ..... after a while you realise that the pig likes it!
