The Church of England has been plunged into further controversy after it emerged that its number two in command, the Archbishop of York, 'ignored 11 separate complaints'.
The Church of England faced further turmoil last night after the Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell was urged to resign over his handling of abuse cases.
In a devastating intervention, Dame Jasvinder Sanghera, who led an independent body probing abuse in the CofE, said she had repeatedly raised concerns with Archbishop Cottrell, 66, but argued he left victims ‘in the wilderness’. She claims in an interview with The Mail on Sunday that she had a similar response from Mr Welby, 68.
The Church of England is shrouded in controversy following scandalous revelations over its inability to properly deal with allegations of sexual abuse by members She rejected some cases that ‘did not meet our threshold’ – but 12 from the 1980s to the early 2000s were considered strong. ‘There were sexual, physical and emotional allegations as well as bullying, intimidation and many going to the Church for a safeguarding response and being let down. This is about victims and survivors and doing the right thing. These victims are still waiting for closure and compensation.In an email in July she told Archbishop Cottrell and Mr Welby of her fear that some victims were so traumatised they ‘may not survive another year without support’.
‘I wanted to help stop the cycle of cruelty at the highest levels in the Church, and that was going to come about from independent examination into the facts.Read More How Justin Welby 'fell under Harry and Meghan's spell' - as Archbishop quits over 'ignoring' abuse In June 2023 Dame Jasvinder was sacked from her role by the Archbishops’ Council, of which Mr Welby and Archbishop Cottrell were join presidents.
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