'We have failed you, failed society and failed our saviour' - The Methodist Church in Ireland apologises after a safeguarding review finds 30 historic cases of abuse.
The Methodist Church in Ireland has apologised after a safeguarding review found there had been 30 historic cases of abuse within the denomination.
The church said the review, launched in November 2020, had not been prompted by any specific incident. It found most of the cases involved accusations against lay volunteer leaders. Six involved ministers.The others cases involved:Peer-to-peer physical, sexual or emotional abuse that did not result in police actionInappropriate use of social mediaMost of them happened after 1998.In its apology, the Methodist Conference said: "The Methodist Church in Ireland apologises without reserve to all those who have been victims of abuse in the life of our Church.
"We have failed you, failed society and failed our saviour. Our processes that were designed to protect all have not done that. We have caused pain that goes beyond measure."It has taken us too long to recognise our failings and face up to the truth. We have failed to listen carefully to what we were being told in the past.
They said they would do so by implementing a series of recommendations and "to commit ourselves to continuing to learn".
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