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From The Guardian-
The Church of England is to review its decision to allow George
Carey, the former archbishop of Canterbury, to resume an official church
role following his evidence at the independent inquiry into child
sexual abuse (IICSA) last week and criticism from survivors.
Steven Croft, the bishop of Oxford who issued Lord Carey with a
“permission to officiate” (PTO) earlier this year, said: “We recognise
that there will be renewed questions concerning Lord Carey’s permission
to officiate following the IICSA hearings this week and I am sorry that
my response to Lord Carey’s request for PTO in February this year caused
additional distress to some survivors of abuse.”
Carey offered “uncritical support” for a bishop accused of sexual abuse in the 1990s, the inquiry heard.
More here-
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/29/church-of-england-review-official-role-george-carey
From England-
The ex-archbishop of Canterbury admitted the Church of England could
have been much firmer in ensuring ‘manipulative’ bishop Peter Ball
stayed away.
Church intentions to discipline bishop Peter Ball “fizzled out”
because officials thought he was a “sick man” who was going to retire,
former archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey has said.
The peer
later admitted the Church of England could have been much firmer in
ensuring the “manipulative” bishop stayed away after he resigned in
1993.
He told the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual
Abuse that although he did not put pressure on Ball to resign, it was
“inevitable” given the police case mounting against him.
The
former archbishop, 82, defended a “pastoral” meeting he held with the
since-disgraced bishop days after his arrest, saying he wanted to know
about the allegations.
The inquiry heard that Ball, who was arrested in December 1992, protested his innocence.
More here-
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2018/07/24/church-thought-abuse-claims-bishop-was-going-to-retire-carey-tells-inquiry/
also here-
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/24/former-archbishop-admits-fobbing-sex-abuse-victims/
From The Daily Mail-
The former Archbishop of Canterbury could face a police probe over claims the Church covered up the activities of a sex abuse bishop, it was reported last night.
George Carey was last year accused in a report of ‘colluding’ with senior clergy to protect Bishop Peter Ball.
Ball, who groomed and abused 18 vulnerable men from 1977 and 1992, was allegedly not added to a list of questionable ministers in 1993 that enabled him to carry on working.
Even though the Metropolitan Police has not started a criminal investigation, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is discussing whether to press charges against Lord Carey, according to the Daily Telegraph.
Prosecutors are said to be reading a 70-page report by Dame Moira Gibb, which was released last summer, in order to decide whether to prosecute. Read more:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5461945/Ex-Archbishop-faces-probe-Church-sex-abuse-cover-up.html#ixzz58sMZPKr6
From The Living Church-
Postcard from London
It’s been a tough two years for Lord Carey and his family. The former Archbishop of Canterbury and his, wife, Eileen did not issue a Christmas letter in 2016 because their elder son, Mark, a vicar, was under investigation on allegations of abuse from more than 40 years ago.
In recent months, Carey’s handling of the case of Bishop Peter Ball, the former Bishop of Lewes and Gloucester, came under scrutiny. Carey is accused of failures in his handling of the Ball case, who was jailed for abuse of young potential priests two decades ago.
A report was sharply critical of Carey’s role in the Ball case. Archbishop Justin Welby asked Carey, 82, to stand aside from official episcopal duties, among them serving as an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Oxford. That decision “is quite unjust and eventually will be judged as such,” Carey said.
More here-
https://livingchurch.org/2017/12/21/challenges-for-the-careys/
From The Daily Mail-
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, could face a police investigation into whether he broke the law by covering up for a paedophile bishop.
Officers are understood to be considering a formal inquiry to determine whether the former leader of the Church of England and other senior church officials should face criminal charges over their failure to pass on sex abuse complaints made against ex-bishop Peter Ball.
Such an investigation would be highly controversial and may involve 82-year-old Lord Carey being interviewed under caution.
More here-
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5117815/Former-Archbishop-face-probe-paedophile-bishop.html
From The Guardian-
The archbishop of Canterbury has asked his predecessor George Carey to step down as an honorary assistant bishop after a damning independent report found that senior figures in the Church of England colluded over a 20-year period with a disgraced former bishop who sexually abused boys and men.
Justin Welby said the report on the church’s handling of former bishop Peter Ball made harrowing reading. “The church colluded and concealed rather than seeking to help those who were brave enough to come forward. This is inexcusable and shocking behaviour,” Welby said.
“To the survivors who were brave enough to share their story and bring Peter Ball to justice, I once again offer an unreserved apology. There are no excuses whatsoever for what took place and the systemic abuse of trust perpetrated by Peter Ball over decades.”
More here-
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/22/church-of-england-colluded-with-bishop-peter-ball-who-abused-boys-says-justin-welby
From Christian Today-
Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey was "fully supportive" of the decision to remove his portrait from the front of King's College, London.
The college, one of the top academic institutions in the world and part of the University of London, was accused of giving in to a "gay-stapo" because Lord Carey is known to take a conservative Christian line on the subject of gay marriage.
The portrait of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who supports gay marriage and whose own daughter relinquished her job as a vicar to marry her female partner, has also been removed, as has that of Sir Michael Howard, former leader of the Conservatives, who led the party's decision to support civil partnerships.
The picture of Lord Carey of Clifton was removed after a five-year campaign by students who opposed his views on gay marriage led by Ben Hunt, student union president who took part in the review of the static portraits last year.
In an article on Conservative Woman website, King's College lecturer Niall McCrea and Rev Jules Gomes, pastor of St Augustine's Church, Douglas, on the Isle of Man, say: "For a prestigious
institution of Christian heritage to allow this campaign to claim victory is worrying.
More here-
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/archbishops.george.carey.and.desmond.tutu.removed.from.kings.college.london.display.in.gaystapo.row/103199.htm
From The Guardian-
The former archbishop of Canterbury George Carey failed to pass on a specific allegation of sexual abuse to the police, which allowed a bishop to continue committing offences for another 20 years, a public inquiry has heard.
Carey was sent a detailed letter by an alleged victim of the bishop, Peter Ball, in 1992 outlining claims of sexual abuse, a preliminary hearing of the independent inquiry into child sex abuse (IICSA) was told.
The claim emerged at a preliminary hearing of a public inquiry that is examining child sexual abuse and cover-ups in the Anglican church in England and Wales.
Last year, Ball was sentenced to 32 months in prison for misconduct in public office and indecent assault after admitting abusing 18 young men between 1977 and 1992.
More here-
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/mar/16/archbishop-george-carey-failed-to-pass-on-abuse-claims-goddard-inquiry
From India-
British church leaders accused David Cameron yesterday (Saturday) of "turning his back" on Christians facing genocide in Syria and Iraq by failing to offer them refuge in the UK.
Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, led criticism aimed at the Government for failing to provide a safe haven to Christians trying to flee the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil).
He will sign a petition that is being launched tomorrow (Monday) calling on the Government to "welcome Christian refugees and give them priority as asylum seekers".
It comes amid growing concern that the Government is ignoring their plight.
Last week, 42 Christian families were smuggled out of Syria to Beirut and then flown to Poland where they received safe haven. The operation was run by the Barnabas Fund, a charity aiding persecuted Christians, and the Weidenfeld Safe Havens Fund, a Jewish-funded organisation founded by Lord Weidenfeld, the publisher.
More here-
http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/UK-is-Denying-Refuge-to-Christians-Fleeing-Isil-Say-Church-Leaders/2015/07/19/article2928660.ece
From Toledo-
The Right Rev. and Right Hon. George Carey includes among his passions his wife, Eileen; the Barclays Premier League football club Arsenal; and “certain things such as a peaceful world,” he told The Blade during an interview at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Detroit.
The former archbishop of Canterbury elaborated on obstacles to peace that he sees.
“I really do feel very worried about” what is happening to Christians in the Middle East at the hands of the Islamic State, Lord Carey said. “I think we’re now living in a world more dangerous than ever.”Read more at
http://www.toledoblade.com/Religion/2015/05/23/Former-archbishop-of-Canterbury-weighs-in-on-fundamentalist-threat.html#ReGq8jSQoKeTToqP.99
From Detroit-
Would you miss your church if it closed?
This thought-provoking question was posed by one of the foremost Protestant religious leaders when he visited the pre-Civil War St. John’s Episcopal Church in Detroit last week. (For full disclose, I not only attend the church in question but also serve on its vestry, aka board of directors.)
The question came from Lord George Carey, who in his capacity as archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 until retirement in 2002 was spiritual head of the Anglican Communion, would have been seen by some as controversial not long ago.
But it wasn’t, not least because it came only days after the release of a major Pew report that revealed hashtag-epic declines among the once dominant mainline churches that in so many ways defined American life for most of this country’s history.
More here-
http://www.themorningsun.com/opinion/20150518/lennox-episcopalian-decline-highlights-church-woes
From Detroit-
One of the world’s most prominent Protestant leaders is in Detroit this week, preaching that Christianity is vital for democracy, human rights and fulfilling the human soul. But in order for the Christian faith to survive in the West, it needs to reach out and help society or face continued decline, he said.
Lord George Carey, a former Archbishop of Canterbury, was once the nominal head of about 80 million Anglicans worldwide, the third-largest Christian group after the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Known for his conservative views, Lord Carey on Wednesday delivered the opening prayer to the state Senate in the Capitol and will speak this weekend at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Detroit, the house of worship near Comerica Park that is hosting him.
More here-
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/05/14/lord-george-carey-archbishop-canterbury/27278137/
From The Tablet-
Pressure is mounting on the Government to legalise assisted dying after a coalition of public figures, including a former Archbishop of Canterbury, wrote a letter urging parties to commit to a debate regardless of the outcome of the next general election.
Lord Carey, Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain and the philosopher AC Grayling were among 80 signatories to the letter to the Daily Telegraph today.
Canon Rosie Harper, chaplain to the Anglican Bishop of Buckingham, Alan Wilson, also signed the letter.
In it they welcomed the progress that had been made in the campaign to legalise assisted dying in the past year.
More here-
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/1571/0/lord-carey-and-bishop-s-chaplain-join-call-for-parliament-to-re-open-assisted-dying-debate-
From The Guardian-
The cross-party campaign to legalise the right to die took a significant step forward last night when the former archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, announced his support for the proposal as a way of preventing "needless suffering".
As peers prepare to debate a bill next Friday to legalise assisted dying, the former head of the worldwide Anglican church said it would not be "anti-Christian" to ensure that terminally ill patients avoid "unbearable" pain.
The intervention by Lord Carey of Clifton, 78, who served as archbishop of Canterbury between 1991-2002, could change the terms of the debate over the bill tabled by the former Labour lord chancellor Lord Falconer of Thoroton.
The assisted dying bill, due to be debated next Friday at second reading in the House of Lords, would legalise assisted dying for the terminally ill in England and Wales.
More here-
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jul/12/archbishop-canterbury-carey-support-assisted-dying-proposal
From Anglican News-
Visiting former Archbishop of Canterbury, George Leonard Carey, has described Rwanda as a happy and fast developing country after positively responding to post-Genocide challenges.
Carey made the remarks yesterday, shortly after he had paid a courtesy call on President Paul Kagame at Village Urugwiro in Kigali.
He was last in Rwanda in 1995, shortly after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, and he noted that the country had significantly improved since then.
“This country has responded magnificently. It’s now vibrant and is getting over all the miseries of what happened in those terrible days. This is now a strong and buoyant country that is going in the right direction,” he said.
More here-
http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2014/05/rwanda-on-the-right-track,-says-former-archbishop-of-canterbury.aspx
From Florida-
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey of Clifton, preached Monday during the ordination to the Sacred Order of Priests of Charleston David Wilson, Jason Andrew Murbarger and David Stuart Bumsted.
The ceremony at the Church of the Redeemer in Sarasota, included Rev. Dabney Smith, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida, as principal celebrant for the ordination.
Bumsted of Orlando was ordained by the Rev. Gregory Brewer, bishop of the Diocese of Central Florida.
Wilson and Murbarger were ordained by the Rev. Daniel Hayden Martins, bishop of the Diocese of Springfield, Ill., where Wilson spent time last spring as a candidate for holy orders. The Rev. Edward Salmon Jr., president and dean of Nashotah House and the 13th bishop (retired) of the Diocese of South Carolina, presented for Wilson.
Read more here:
http://www.bradenton.com/2013/12/09/4880025/bishop-trio-attend-remarkable.html#storylink=cpy
From Florida-
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey of Clifton, and his wife, Lady Carey, will visit The Church of the Redeemer, 222 S. Palm Ave., on Thursday.
Carey will preach during the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Masses Dec. 8. He will also preach at 6 p.m. Dec. 9 during the ordination of Charleston David Wilson, Jason Andrew Murbarger and David Stuart Bumsted to the Sacred Order of Priests.
In 1991, Carey became the 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury, serving 70 million Anglicans around the world. He retired in 2002, and was made a life peer as Lord Carey of Clifton.
He is now chancellor of the University of Gloucestershire and president of the London School of Theology. He also serves on the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum and is a co-chair of the Council of 100.
"It is a great honor that Lord Carey, a world-renowned and respected theologian and speaker, will be preaching at Redeemer. It is especially distinguishing that he will also preach for the ordination," said the Rev. Fredrick Robinson, rector. "Our parish is thrilled to have Lord and Lady Carey as our guests."Read more here:
http://www.bradenton.com/2013/11/30/4860869/former-archbishop-of-canterbury.html#storylink=cpy
From The Asian Tribune-
The stark warning issued by Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, this week that the Anglican Church would be extinct in a generation, has opened up the intellectual, not necessarily the spiritual, debate about the influence – and the relevance - of once-powerful institution in the lives of indigenous majority of modern Britain.
“'We ought to be ashamed of ourselves. We are one generation away from extinction – if we do not invest in young people there is going to be no one in the future,” said Lord Carey in a church conference held in Shrewsbury, England. The frank admission shows that Dr Carey, who led the Church of England up until 2002, is prepared to accept his share of the blame for the inability of the institution to reverse the trend.
The Most Reverend John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, was even more blunt in his assessment about the failures. While addressing the General Synod where the bishops debate on appointing women bishops, he partially recognized the problem: “the need is attracting new worshipers; everything else is like re-arranging furniture when house is on fire,” said the outspoken bishop while venting out his frustration.
More here-
http://www.asiantribune.com/node/67214
From The Telegraph-
Two interventions this week from men who inhabit very different worlds, yet have common diagnoses for the problems faced by the institutions to which they belong.
Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, has been waging a war against secularism, against the marginalisation of Christianity in national life, and the bigotry shown to individual Christians in the workplace. In particular, he led a rather unpleasant campaign against gay marriage, seeming to elide such reform with the sort of prejudice that censures airport staff who wear crucifixes. This week, however, he raised his sights, to warn his Church that it faces extinction within a generation unless it tackles the decline in support from the young.
Nicholas Boles is the Tory MP for Grantham and planning minister, one of the über-modernisers within the Cameron project. You will not often read about Mr Boles without coming across the pejorative use of the adjective “metropolitan”. This is code for “gay” and “tolerant of people with different backgrounds”, as far as I can discern. Mr Boles would like to see more house-building; this is often translated as “concreting over the countryside”.
More here-
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/10467968/There-is-no-single-authentic-way-to-be-an-Anglican-or-a-Conservative.html
From The Guardian-
