Culture of 'silence and fear amongst bishops' in Church
Daily Express|November 18, 2024
MEMBERS of the clergy are failing to call out Church of England leaders over the John Smyth abuse scandal because of a culture of silence and fear, a bishop claimed yesterday.
Rosie Shead
Culture of 'silence and fear amongst bishops' in Church

The Bishop of Newcastle, Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, said her fellow bishops are also staying silent. She claimed they could have been thinking about their own career prospects following the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.

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