Ex-Archbishop John Sentamu banned from preaching in Newcastle chroniclelive.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chroniclelive.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The former principal advisor to Archbishop Sentamu has said that his suspension is “contrary to common justice”, arguing that he was judged under new safeguarding rules that did not apply a decade ago.
The former Archbishop of York has been told to step down from active ministry after a review found he failed to act on a victim's disclosure of historic child sex abuse by a priest.
Ex-Archbishop steps back from ministry in Newcastle diocese over handling of abuse case chroniclelive.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chroniclelive.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The previous Archbishop of York was found to have failed to act on a disclosure of child sexual abuse and claimed safeguarding is very important, but it does not trump Church Law .