Two former senior Newcastle Anglicans could be stripped of any positions in the church

From Australia-

TWO former senior Newcastle Anglican Diocese members have rejected royal commission findings against them in a hearing that could strip them of any positions in the Anglican Church.

Former Newcastle Assistant Bishop Richard Appleby and former registrar Peter Mitchell have told a church tribunal the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse erred in finding they failed in their responses to child sex allegations and abuse survivor Steve Smith.

Bishop Appleby and Mr Mitchell told a Newcastle Anglican professional standards board hearing they were treated “unfairly” by the royal commission. While Mr Mitchell admitted the commission’s finding that he adopted a “deliberately obstructive approach” when police investigated allegations against Newcastle priest George Parker, he denied it in his submission to the professional standards board.

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https://www.theherald.com.au/story/5802607/it-was-unfair-former-anglican-bishop-and-registrar-criticise-royal-commission/