Any genuine inquiry into the handling of allegations
of child sex abuse by Bishop Peter Ball must answer key questions about
alleged cover-ups by the Church, police and CPS, argues Keith Porteous
Wood
The National Secular Society has been
closely monitoring cases of clerical child abuse where religious
organisations have systematically evaded and denied secular justice to
victims. These cover-ups have enabled perpetrators to escape justice
entirely and even reoffend. The perception is widely held that the
Catholic Church is the chief offender. But cases are increasingly
emerging within the Anglican Church.
