Church of England meeting at time of ‘unprecedented crisis’ over abuse failings The Church of England is gathering at what has been described as a time of “unprecedented crisis” for the first General Synod since the archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation.
Mr Cottrell told the Times newspaper last week that he believes “many people both within the Church and outside the Church are disgusted by what they read and we would be very foolish if we didn’t take account of that”.
An advocate for abuse survivors has called on Mr Cottrell and other senior leaders in the Church to show “radical humility”, as the handling of abuse cases once again comes under the spotlight during debate this week.
Mr Paul, who was one of the people behind a petition last year calling on Mr Welby to resign, told the PA news agency: “There’s never been anything like this in our lifetime, because the Church is in an unprecedented crisis.”.
The archbishop has been under pressure in recent months, accused of not acting quickly enough in his then-role as bishop of Chelmsford, over a priest who was allowed to remain in post despite having been barred by the Church from being alone with children, and having paid compensation to a sexual abuse victim.
