Updated again Friday midday
The Independent Inquiry into Child Abuse (IICSA) has begun hearings into church-related cases. For general background on why this government-initiated inquiry exists, see here and also here.
More about the Anglican aspect of this inquiry can be found here: Child Sexual Abuse in the Anglican Church and this file contains the Definition of Scope.
The purpose of yesterday’s hearing is explained here: Preliminary hearings for the Anglican Church and Rochdale and here: Preliminary Hearing Note.
Media reports focus on the claim by Richard Scorer that one alleged victim of Peter Ball wrote to the then Archbishop of Canterbury in 1992 and was ignored. Lord Carey has said he had no recollection of receiving any such letter.
Telegraph Lord Carey might have delayed investigation into church sex abuse for 20 years, inquiry hears
Guardian Archbishop did not pass abuse claims to police, Goddard inquiry told
BBC Goddard Inquiry: Focus on CofE handling of abuse claims
Mirror Ex-Archbishop of Canterbury allegedly helped delay sex abuse probe into bishop for 20 years
Updates
Gavin Drake Church Times Justice Goddard opens IICSA investigation into the Anglican Church
Ruth Gledhill Christian Today Sex abuse public inquiry begins investigation into Church of England
David Henke and Tim Wood Exaro CoE finds one million pages of documents about child sex abuse
I lived and worked in Ireland (Republic) for almost 20 years before 2014. I witnessed the publication of the Ferns and subsequent reports, the wriggling and evasion of the Catholic hierarchy, the ‘mental reservation’ of Cardinal Connell, and the relief that was almost palpable when Archbishop Diarmuid Martin began to speak honestly. It seems that the CoE has learnt nothing from the Irish experience, with alleged evasions, withholding of publication, past payouts coming to light years later, allegations of people now bishops being in the know. The effect of the abuse scandals on the Irish Catholic church has been dramatic,… Read more »