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Abuse in the Church of England
This first instalment of a report by PETER FROST into church abuse looks at the Anglicans. Next week we investigate the Roman Catholics

THE Church of England has always put its own reputation above the needs of victims of sexual abuse. 

Twenty-odd years ago it asked the former high court judge Elizabeth Butler-Sloss to investigate allegations of an Establishment cover-up of child sex abuse in the church. 

Amazingly, she decided that it was more important to protect the reputation of the church over providing justice for the victims.

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