from today's The Guardian.
George Carey, the former archbishop of Canterbury who was heavily criticised in an independent report for his part in the cover-up of sexual abuse carried out by a bishop, has been allowed to resume an official role in the Church of England.
Lord Carey stepped down last year as an honorary assistant bishop at the unprecedented request of Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, after a damning report which found the church had colluded over the abuse.
But it emerged this week that Carey has been granted “permission to officiate” (PTO) by Steven Croft, the bishop of Oxford, allowing him to preach and preside at churches in the diocese. Croft is reportedly under police investigation for allegedly failing to respond properly to a separate report of clerical sexual abuse.
The decision to grant the PTO was made in February despite expectations of further revelations this month about Carey’s role in the case of Peter Ball, a former bishop of Gloucester, at the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA).
The inquiry will spend a week scrutinising the C of E’s handling of the Ball case, starting on 23 July. Ball was jailed in 2015 for the grooming, sexual exploitation and abuse of 18 vulnerable young men between 1977 and 1992. Prince Charles has been asked to give a witness statement to the inquiry about his correspondence with Ball.
(LOL, does anyone expect that Prince Charles - buddy of notorious pedophile Jimmy Savile - will testify against Ball, possibly incriminating himself? Hardly so.)
Carey, who was archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002, resigned his honorary post after the publication of an independent report on the Ball case by Dame Moira Gibb.
She concluded that senior figures in the church had “colluded [with the abuser] rather than seeking to help those he had harmed”. She said: “The church appears to have been most interested in protecting itself.”
Carey had “set the tone for the church’s response to Ball’s crimes, and gave the steer which allowed Ball’s assertions that he was innocent to gain credence”, said Gibb.
In February this year, Carey contacted the diocese of Oxford to request a PTO, which was granted by Croft.
(Of course it was - birds of a feather...)
It is understood that Carey underwent fresh checks on his criminal record and C of E safeguarding training.
The church’s national safeguarding team was not consulted on whether the PTO should be granted.
A survivor of abuse by Ball said he was extremely concerned to learn that Carey had been granted a PTO. “It’s a real stab in the back for Ball survivors,” he said, adding that it would have been prudent to wait until further evidence had been heard by IICSA.
Croft is one of several senior church figures, including John Sentamu, the archbishop of York, who are reportedly being investigated by South Yorkshire police over alleged failures to act on disclosures of an alleged rape of a teenage boy by a clergyman in the 1980s. The force declined to confirm or deny an investigation was under way.
Matthew Ineson claims he was raped by the Rev Trevor Devamanikkam, and in 2012 and 2013 reported the crime to senior figures in the church, including Croft. He alleges they failed to follow proper procedures and did not advise him to tell police.
(Devamanikkam was later charged with indecent assault and buggery without consent, but killed himself in 2017 before coming to trial.)
“Given the circumstances it is incredible that Croft is still in a position to decide whether PTO should be given to George Carey or anybody else who has been so involved in the dreadful case of Peter Ball or any other safeguarding case.”
PTOs are mostly granted to retired priests who wish to continue their ministry by preaching, taking communion and providing holiday or sickness cover to serving clergy. PTOs are granted at the discretion of the local bishop.
letsdothis2 ago
Just want to tie a few strands together:
From my most recent post: Human leather and the story of HeLa stem cell research leads to pedophilia and the satanic roots of the atomic industry
This jacket was first shown on his runway show Dante in Christ Church, Spitalfields
Clearly, McQueen had done his homework.
Another Hawksmoor church which recently gained infamy for a satanic fashion show was St. Andrew's Church, Holborn:
What else do these two churches have in common? Answer: They are Guild churches: http://standrewholborn.org.uk/our-history/
Reception & Supper - Christ Church Spitalfields - https://www.guild-freemen-london.co.uk/events/home/reception-supper-christ-church-spitalfields
That's from the website of The Guild of Freemen of the City of London.
So what is a Guild church? http://www.stmargaretpattens.org/pages.php?pid=3
And who is The Guild of Freemen of the City of London ? Well, freemasons, obviously. And explained in the book - The Brotherhood By Stephen Knight. https:// www.amazon.co.uk/Brotherhood-Stephen-Knight/dp/0007246293
The author Stephen Knight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Knight_(author)
Ah, a Jack the Ripper reference. There's that McQueen jacket in that church in Spitalfields.
voat references to Jack the Ripper:
[I have recently connected the Lausanne movement with a California megchurch, Obama, McCain and the UN. This requires another post which will be linked with this comment.]
Related? Google image of Alefantis instagram re Tony Podesta in Copenhagen : So what was James Alefantis doing in Denmark with Tony Podesta?
think- ago
Brilliant, thank you, @letsdothis2!
letsdothis2 ago
I don't have any more time to do posts today. Have a look at this blog page - lots of very useful stuff. The megachurch I mentioned is the Saddleback Church: http://fanaticforjesus.blogspot.com/search/label/Rick%20Warren
Also, similar to Obama's logo..
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Read the whole page. It's very interesting.
think- ago
Thanks, @letsdothis2.
letsdothis2 ago
So what was James Alefantis doing in Denmark with Tony Podesta?
René Redzepi and Yale Join Forces for Chef Leadership Institute
René Redzepi Will Shutter Noma, Plans to Reopen It With an Urban Farm
Dan Barber
voat post: Pedophile Symbols, Alice Waters and Slow Foods USA/International https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/2606425
Maybe we need to pay more attention to the restaurants featured in that article. First image is that of Obama with Anthony Bourdain
PS: There is definitely something going on with this edible schoolyard movement and a story I covered a while back is connected though I haven't yet figured it out completely:
The actress murdered in Washington had some connections that may of interest after all. THEARC, and even a Prince makes a brief appearance.
Addendum: Was the shoe a 'calling card' ? : The Real SOUL of a Shoe – with Special Guests Ole Dammegard and Quinn Michaels
letsdothis2 ago
Honoring Tricia http://commongoodcityfarm.org/TriciaMcCauley
letsdothis2 ago
https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/2632945/13295679
Poster from film featuring Depp and Heather Graham
While Depp's dabbling with the 'dark side' is well documented, Heather Graham has escaped unnoticed.
Trailer This is why I don't go to the cinema anymore.
letsdothis2 ago
See comment in Unmistakable pattern of cement giants Cemex, HolcimLafarge appearing beside hundreds of golf courses around the world.
letsdothis2 ago
More occultism for you. At St.Paul's Cathedral, 2014. Remind you of anything? : The Road to St. Paul's
https://voat.co/v/MysteryCodes/2215428/10912896
think- ago
Interesting.
letsdothis2 ago
The Church of England...LOL. Meet Emily Ovenden who has just been accepted to train as a vicar : https://youtu.be/tThW8JY9GMc
I've written about her and that church here: The Secret Life of Ely Cathedral, the diocese of Westminster and Eel Pie Island
and here: Craft Beer, Magic and Pizzagate
More voat posts about the Anglican church and satanism:
A recent controversial London satanic fashion show in a church and hey presto, links to Hatton Garden, Tavistock and rumoured pedophilia
Satanic fashion show was held at St Andrew's Church. It's architect was freemason Sir Christopher Wren, mentor to Hawksmoor '- 'the devil's architect'. More on occult London..
The Parsons Green bomb, a satanic spectacle related to Coram Adoption and vulnerable Christian children
fogdryer ago
Absolutely Carry on Nothing to see here
think- ago
LOL :-)
shewhomustbeobeyed ago
Check link please.
think- ago
Done - amended it, should work now. Thanks!