CoE apology for child abuse
The Church of England has formally apologised for historical clerical sex abuse.
Welby: Church needs 'complete change of culture'
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has said that there needs to be "a complete change of culture and behaviour" in the Church.
His comments came as the Church of England formally apologised for past clerical sex abuse.
"We cannot in 20 years be finding ourselves having this same debate and saying 'well we didn't quite understand then".
"In addition, there is a profound theological point. We are not doing all this - we are not seeking to say how devastatingly, appallingly, atrociously sorry we are for the great failures there have been, for our own sakes, for our own flourishing, for the protection of the Church.
"We are doing this because we are called to live in the justice of God and we will each answer to him for our failures in this area", he added.
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