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This is abuse by a religion that purports to be superior to others. And it was first covered up by the CofE many years ago. And to say that I somehow disapprove of sexual abuse by one religion, while condoning it in others is highly offensive.
But now that some have tried to divert this debate to the Usual Factors, can I attempt to bring it back into line.
This is hardly the first time that the CofE has been seen to be lacking in the area of sexual abuse. Here in Wales, we had a series of scandals involving Bishops of the CinW, another Anglican church, and similar things have happened in Scotland and NI.
I completely deplore the cover up by the Church, and especially by the rabbit-caught-in-the-headlghts attitude of the present Archbishop Justin Welby......the man that denied that he knew anything was going on when he attended the same camps earlier in his life. In the program last night, evidence was given that some young men were beaten so severely, that they had to wear adult nappies, to cope with the bleeding from the open sores. What did everybody think that was all about then, including Welby.....that these men had incontinence problems ?
There is due to be part two of this investigation aired tonight on CH4 by Cathy Newman, this time showing how this pervert continued his disgusting crimes, when he was in South Africa, a country that he fled to when advised by the Church to "leave the country"
I would hope that Smythe, and others are being interviewed by the Police today. Perhaps they should consider hauling Welby in for questioning as well.