31 August 2012
Daily Briefing for Friday 31st August
2012
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Church of England
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Issued at 09.00 by NC
Aidan, bishop, missionary, 651
Tomorrow: Giles, hermit, c. 710
1. PRESS RELEASE FROM LAMBETH
PALACE
Archbishop's Chichester Visitation - interim report
published
The interim report for the enquiry into the operation of the
diocesan child protection policies in the Diocese of Chichester has
today been published. The report was written by Bishop John Gladwin
and Chancellor Rupert Bursell QC who were appointed as the
Archbishop's commissaries to carry out the enquiry. For further
information, see end of briefing or go to:
http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/2604/archbishops-chichester-visitation-interim-report-published
2. Response to Interim Report of the
Archbishop's Chichester Visitation
The Rt Revd Paul Butler, Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham,
today responded as Chair of the Joint Safeguarding Liaison Group to
the Interim Report of the Archbishop's Chichester Visitation. For
further information, see end of briefing or got to:
http://www.churchofengland.org/media-centre/news/2012/08/response-to-interim-report-of-the-archbishops-chichester-visitation.aspx
3. PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE DIOCESE OF
CHICHESTER
Archbishop's Chichester Visitation - interim report
published
The interim report for the enquiry into the operation of the
diocesan child protection policies in the Diocese of Chichester has
today been published by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The report
was written by Bishop John Gladwin and Chancellor Rupert Bursell QC
who were appointed as the Archbishop's commissaries to carry out
the enquiry.
http://www.diochi.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.story&newsid=355&view=current
4. Today's press coverage
Guard p8, Times p13, Mail p11, Tel p6, Ind p23, Sun p2, BBC
Online
Coverage of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Visitation report on
safeguarding in the diocese of Chichester.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/aug/31/child-sex-abuse-chichester-church?newsfeed=true
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-19431103
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2195989/Archbishop-Canterbury-apologises-sexual-abuse-boys-Diocese-Chichester.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/faith/article3523214.ece
Tel, Sun and Ind - no online links
Times p13
Reports a "backlash from parishioners" against the Roman
Catholic's stand against same-sex marriage legislation in
Scotland.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/scotland/article3523661.ece
Mirror p18
Reports that the first Catholic free secondary school, funded
directly by the Government in Camborne Cornwall, says it would
"welcome" gay students.
Mirror - no online link
Guard p24 & 26, Times p35, Tel p31
Reports that Rimsha Masih, the Pakistani Christian girl accused
of blasphemy, failed to gain release from prison when accusers'
lawyer successfully queried a doctor's report that she is a
minor.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/asia/article3522743.ece
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/30/pakistan-blasphemy-case-muslims-law
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/9510971/Christian-girl-accused-of-burning-Koran-remanded-in-prison.html
Letters
Times p27 M Collins
No whips, PM - Same-sex marriage
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/letters/article3523274.ece
Ind p16 Len Hollingsworth, Peter Smith
Hitler and Christianity.
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/letters/letters-on-the-brink-of-climate-crisis-8096827.html
Ends