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WORLD NEWS Friday 23 June 2017

Archbishop:

Church of England ‘colluded’ to hide sex abuse

By SYLVIA HUI duct “caused serious and lieved Ball to be “basically
Associated Press enduring damage to the innocent” and played a
LONDON (AP) — The lives of many men,” but at lead role in enabling Ball’s
Church of England “col- the time the church trivial- return to ministry.
luded” with and helped to ized it, partly because of Carey and other church
hide the long-term sexual a lack of understanding leaders also appeared to
abuse of young men by about safeguarding vulner- try to cover up the problem
one of its former bishops, able adult men. when they failed to pass on
the head of the church Some victims reported that letters that raised concerns
said Thursday. Ball, 85, encouraged them about Ball to police, the re-
Archbishop of Canterbury to engage in “spiritual ex- port said.
Justin Welby apologized to ercises” involving naked The church said Thursday
the victims of ex-bishop Pe- praying and cold show- that Welby has asked Car-
ter Ball as his church pub- ers. One of his victims, Neil ey to “consider his position”
lished a damning report Todd, later took his own life. as an honorary assistant
that detailed how senior “The church, at its most se- bishop in Oxford in light of
leaders did little about al- nior levels and over many the report. This is a Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 file photo of the Archbishop of
legations against Ball over years, supported him un- Describing the report as Canterbury Justin Welby as he listens to debate at the General
years and even appeared wisely and displayed little “harrowing reading,” Wel- Synod in London.
to cover up the case. care for his victims,” the re- by said: “The church collud- Associated Press
Welby ordered the inde- port said. ed and concealed rather
pendent report after Ball Ball was arrested in 1992 for than seeking to help those under Ball, was sentenced tempts to get help and jus-
was convicted and impris- suspected indecent assault who were brave enough to in 2015 to 6 ½ years in prison tice didn’t get anywhere.
oned in 2015 for miscon- and given a police cau- come forward.” for sex attacks on teenag- The Anglican and Catholic
duct in public office and tion. He retired as bishop “This is inexcusable and ers and young men in the churches are among insti-
indecent assaults against of Gloucester, but was al- shocking behavior,” he 1970s and ‘80s. tutions being investigated
teenagers and young men lowed to continue work in said, adding that while Last year the church pub- in a wide-ranging British
from the 1970s to 1990s. churches and schools for most of what happened lished a review that said probe into child sex abuse
Ball, who admitted to abus- years. He was not prosecut- took place years ago “we senior clergymen were after it emerged that en-
ing 18 young men, was ed until two decades later. can never be complacent, reportedly told of an un- tertainers, clergy, senior
released after serving 16 The report said George we must learn lessons.” named priest’s alleged politicians and others were
months. Carey, Archbishop of Can- Vickery House, a retired An- abuse of a young man, but implicated in decades-old
The report said Ball’s con- terbury at the time, be- glican priest who worked the victim’s repeated at- abuse.q
South Sudan must end war, UN chief says on refugee visit

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA children. protection, to both refugees
Associated Press Most have arrived in the past and host communities.
ARUA, Uganda (AP) — South year. Although Uganda has been
Sudan’s leaders must end a “The people (are) suffering praised for its generous poli-
civil war that has killed tens enormously with this endless cy toward refugees, including
of thousands and displaced war,” Guterres said. Uganda the allocation of plots of land
millions, the United Nations and the U.N. have said they on which refugees can grow
secretary-general said Thurs- need $8 billion to help the food, national authorities say
day while visiting what has refugees and host communi- the continuing influx is strain-
become the world’s fastest- ties over the next four years. ing local resources.
growing refugee crisis. Uganda has warned it is near Sam Wadri, the elected lead-
“The leaders of South Su- the “breaking point” in taking er of Arua, the district host-
dan have not deserved the in the refugees. ing the Imvepi refugee re-
people they have,” Antonio The U.N. children’s fund in ception center, told the U.N.
Guterres said after touring a Uganda this week said it re- chief that the already impov-
refugee reception center in United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, center- quires nearly $50 million this erished local community was
left, walks with Ugandan Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda,
northern Uganda. center, during a visit to the Imvepi reception center for South year as well as $30 million overwhelmed.
More than 900,000 refugees Sudanese refugees in northern Uganda, Thursday, June 22, 2017. each year from 2018 to 2020 “The source where the prob-
are sheltering in Uganda, Associated Press to provide critical services, lem comes from must be ad-
most of them women and including education and child dressed,” Wadri said.q