From The Guardian-There was an attitude of forgive-and-forget in the Anglican church that failed to halt abuse by child sex predators, former Sydney archbishop Peter Jensen has said.
Giving evidence to a royal commission hearing on Friday, the now-retired Jensen said even in 2002 senior clergy failed to respond appropriately when faced with reports of abuse.
“There is an ethos in the church of what we may call easy forgiveness ... and I think that’s what was expressed back then,” he said.
Some of the clergy were from a generation when the impact of abuse was not understood, he said.
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http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/feb/05/church-ethos-of-easy-forgiveness-failed-to-stop-child-sex-abuse-says-peter-jensen
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