Lord Carey resigned as an honorary bishop in 2017 after a report found he had “colluded” with an abuserA row has broken out inside the Church of England after a charity criticised the “unjust and abusive” way it deals with clergy accused of misconduct. Dr Sarah Horsman, warden of Sheldon, an independent retreat centre in Devon that supports those in ministry, claimed that the church’s internal disciplinary system was unfair and inconsistent. She was backed by Andrew Carey, the son of the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey, who went further to accuse the Church of “throwing junior and retired clergy under the bus”. Rt Rev Jonathan Gibbs, a bishop who is responsible for safeguarding in the Church of England, insisted however: “No one gets any special treatment.”Dr Horsman said that she was concerned that ordinary priests are being dragged through disciplinary

Source: The Times August 14, 2020 23:03 UTC