Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley of Newcastle accused fellow bishops of 'careerism' for staying silent about the church cover-up of abuse, suggesting they want to be the next archbishop of Canterbury.
Bishop of Newcastle says fellow bishops have stayed silent because they want to be new archbishop of CanterburyA Church of England bishop has accused fellow bishops of “careerism” over their failure to condemn a church cover-up of abuse, claiming they have stayed silent because they want to be the new archbishop of Canterbury.church’s failure to stop serial abuser John Smyth
Hartley said the church’s failure to stop Smyth, who abused 130 boys and young men in three countries over several decades, showed it should be put under special measures for safeguarding. Hartley said: “Anybody exercising a public role, including the archbishop of York, also needs to be subject to the same amount of scrutiny, and if necessary step back.”
Asked to describe her relationship with Welby and Cottrell, Hartley said: “I would say I don’t have a relationship with either of them at the moment.”
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