Thinking Anglicans

Church of England Safeguarding: weekly roundup 24 October

on Saturday, 24 October 2020 at 4.30 pm by Simon Sarmiento
categorised as Church of England, Safeguarding

See separate articles for the recently published reports on Victor Whitsey and on Stowe and Maids Moreton.

See also several relevant items in our twice-weekly comment roundups, first here, and then here.

Media coverage of the Whitsey report has been extensive:

• Church Times Review castigates Church’s treatment of Bishop Whitsey’s victims
• The Times Bishop of Beverley faces ban for telling abuse victim to ‘move on’
• Telegraph Bishop failed to act in case of serial abuser, claims independent report
• Guardian Bishop could lose office for ‘failure to act on sexual abuse disclosure’
• BBC Ex Chester bishop Hubert Whitsey ‘used position for appalling abuse’
• Chester Standard Whitsey victims react to report detailing former Bishop of Chester’s “appalling” sexual abuse

Media coverage of the Maids Moreton case:

• Church Times Murderer groomed parish, review says
• Guardian Maids Moreton murder: C of E views on homosexuality ‘put victim at risk’
• Telegraph Maids Moreton murder victim ‘vulnerable’ after Church culture forced him to ‘hide’ sexuality
• The Times Church stance on extramarital sex left Maids Moreton elderly victims vulnerable, review finds
• Daily Mail Church’s traditional views are blamed for the murder of gay OAP

Other Church Times reports:

• Munn: Only an accountable Church is a safe Churc
• Gibbs: independent body will supervise Church’s safeguarding

And see House of Bishops Meeting – Monday 19 October 2020.