Paedophile priest Francis Paul Cullen jailed for 15 years – BBC News
‘A priest who sexually assaulted seven children before spending more than two decades on the run in Spain has been jailed.’
BBC News, 24th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: clergy
Ombudsman could rule on Church of England disputes – Daily Telegraph
“Church of England proposes setting up an ombudsman to handle complaints arising from the introduction of women bishops.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Diocese of York abuse inquiry opens clergy files – BBC News
“Church files on deceased clergy who served in the Diocese of York are to be opened as part of an investigation into alleged cases of child abuse.”
BBC News, 17th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
No trade unions for clergy if the Archbishop says no, rules European Court – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Orthodox Archbishop of Craiova in Romania, that is, not the Archbishop of Canterbury. The European Court of Human Rights recently handed down an interesting ruling on Article 11 (freedom of assembly and association) that could also have more far-reaching consequences for the application of Article 9 (freedom of religion).”
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st August 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Are Imams Employees Of Mosques? – No. 5 Chambers
“An Imam performs the duty of offering prayer for the congregation in mosques. Essentially mosques are a centre of community worship where Muslims perform ritual prayer and where historically they also gathered for political, social and cultural functions. The function of the mosque is summarised by the 13th Century jurist Ibn Taymiyah as a place of gathering where prayer was celebrated and where public affairs were conducted. Services connected to marriages or birth are not usually performed inside the mosque. The rites that are important and integral to the function of many churches such as confession, penitence and confirmation do not exist in mosques.”
No. 5 Chambers, 25th July 2013
Source: www.no5.com
Secretly-married priest jailed for sex assault on 17-year-old girl – The Independent
“A secretly-married priest who sexually assaulted a teenage girl in what a judge described as an ‘enormous breach of trust’ was today jailed for six months.”
The Independent, 11th April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ex-Church of England priest Keith Wilkie Denford and organist Michael Mytton guilty of string of child abuse offences – The Independent
“A retired Church of England priest and a former organist and choirmaster have been found guilty of a string of child sex abuse offences dating back more than 25 years.”
The Independent, 5th April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ex-canon of Carlisle Cathedral Ronald Johns jailed – BBC News
“A former canon of Carlisle Cathedral, convicted of a series of child sex offences dating back almost 30 years, has been jailed for four years.”
BBC News, 19th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child sex abuse inquiry damns Chichester church’s local safeguarding – The Guardian
“An inquiry into child sex abuse by Church of England clergy in Chichester has found many children suffered ‘abiding hurt and damage’ because local safeguarding measures had fallen ‘woefully short’ for two decades.”
The Guardian, 31st August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
E v English Province of Our Lady of Charity and another – WLR Daily
E v English Province of Our Lady of Charity and another [2012] EWCA Civ 938; [2012] WLR (D) 204
“In a case in which a Roman Catholic parish priest was said to have abused a young girl, and the question arose, as to potential vicarious liability, whether he was an employee, independent contractor, or in some other manner to be considered akin to an employee, the law as to vicarious liability was to be extended such that the question should be approached in a broader way, and also by reference to several tests, looking, inter alia, to whether the applicable status was akin to employment, and whether it would be just and fair to impose vicarious liability.”
WLR Daily, 12th July 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Church of England meeting ahead of women bishops vote – BBC News
“The Church of England’s ruling synod is meeting in York ahead of a planned vote on whether to allow women bishops.”
BBC News, 6th July 2012
General Synod rejects women bishops compromise bid – BBC News
“Anglicans opposed to the ordination of women bishops have been refused concessions they say would secure their place in the Church of England. The General Synod defeated a bid to increase the autonomy of male bishops looking after traditionalist parishes.”
BBC News, 8th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rochdale sham marriage vicar John Magumba facing jail – BBC News
“A Church of England vicar from Rochdale has admitted carrying out sham marriage ceremonies to allow illegal immigrants to gain the right to stay in the UK.”
BBC News, 13th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Priest who witnessed Iraqi detention could face prosecution – The Guardian
“The director of public prosecutions has been asked to consider bringing criminal charges against a Roman Catholic priest who was found to have witnessed the shocking condition of a group of prisoners in Iraq, which included Baha Mousa, who was tortured to death, but did nothing to raise the alarm.”
The Guardian, 1st December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Church inquiry after official convicted of paedophilia – Daily Telegraph
“The Catholic Church is to launch a review of child protection across the South West of England after a religious official investigating child sex abuse allegations was convicted of paedophilia.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court to decide Catholic church liability for priest abuse – The Guardian
“The Roman Catholic church’s liability for the wrongdoings of its priests is being tested in a high court hearing that could have a significant impact on clerical sexual abuse cases.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stoke-on-Trent Muslim sexual abuse cleric jailed – BBC News
“A Muslim cleric who sexually assaulted two boys at a mosque in Stoke-on-Trent has been sentenced to 16 years in jail.”
BBC News, 18th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chaplain jailed for having sex with prisoner – The Independent
“A prison chaplain has been jailed for eight months after she had a sexual relationship with an inmate.”
The Independent, 15th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
General Synod backs ban on clergy joining the BNP – Daily Telegraph
“The Church of England has backed draft legislation paving the way for a ban on clergy membership of the BNP – in spite of warnings about creating ‘martyrs’ to free speech.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
