Archbishop admits ‘rampant’ child abuse at UK church

The archbishop of Canterbury has admitted that child abuse has been “rampant” in the Church of England’s institutions, describing the church’s inaction as “inexcusable.”

In a private letter to a woman, whose three sons were allegedly abused by a church headmaster, Justin Welby noted there is a “very significant legacy of unacknowledged cases” in the Church of England.

Welby said the church’s failure to face the misdeeds of those in its service has been inexcusable, adding he has previously stated that he expects more cases of child abuse to surface in connection with the church .... http://www.presstv.ir