Child sexual abuse, integrity systems and the Anglican Church: Truth, justice and love

Virginia Miller; Seumas Miller

doi:10.1017/S1740355321000103

Child sexual abuse, integrity systems and the Anglican Church: Truth, justice and love

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This article concerns child sexual abuse in the Anglican Church of Australia and the Church of England and, in particular, an integrity system to combat this problem and the ethical problems it gives rise to. The article relies on the findings of various commissions of inquiry to determine the nature and extent of child sexual abuse in the Anglican Church. The two salient ethical problems identified are: (1) design of safety measures in the light of the statistical preponderance of male on male sexuality; (2) justice issues arising from redress schemes established or proposed to provide redress to victims.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	193-212
Number of pages	20
Journal	Journal of Anglican Studies
Volume	19
Issue number	2
Early online date	14 Sept 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1740355321000103
Publication status	Published - Nov 2021

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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