Former archbishop tells child sexual abuse inquiry ‘there was perhaps overcompensation’ for repressive viewsThe Church of England may have “overcompensated” for earlier repressive attitudes to homosexual clergy with a reluctance to deal rigorously with priests who sexually abused children,Rowan Williams, the former archbishop of Canterbury, and has said.
Giving evidence to the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse,Williams said an “awkwardness” approximately the church’s views on homosexuality 30 or 40 years ago may have led to a desire not to be “judgmental approximately people’s sexual activities”.
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Source: guardian.co.uk