The Archbishop of Canterbury apologized for his 2018 refusal to exonerate prominent mid-20th century bishop George Bell, who had been accused of sexual abuse of a child.
In 30 years as vicar of Emmanuel Church Wimbledon, the Rev. Jonathan Fletcher, now 78, is alleged to have engaged in naked beatings, swimming, and massages, as well as other sexual misconduct, and bullying and "spiritual abuse." Fletcher, who played a prominent role in the conservative evangelical movement, was a leader of the since-closed Iwerne Camp, a Christian camp that catered to participants from top boarding schools.
The Rt. Rev. Mark Calder, Bishop of Bathurst in rural New South Wales, desperately needs priests, but is short of funds to pay for them. 17 of the Australian diocese’s 27 multi-church parishes are currently vacant, and the diocese still owes about $2 million Australian dollars (USD $1.55 million) to the victims of sexual abuse.
A damning 154-page report from the UK's Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse criticizes a culture of clericalism and institutional preservation within the Church of England that served as a barrier to the reporting of child abuse.
The Rev. June Major, who alleges that she was raped by a fellow seminarian in 2002, agreed to end her six-day hunger strike outside the Archbishop of Cape Town's residence after the church agreed to launch a disciplinary process to investigate her allegations and to ask police to re-open her case.
Credible evidence has emerged that priest-turned-kindergarten teacher Gregory Lisby sexually abused a teenager 12 years before federal agents charged him last September with felony child pornography possession.
