Comments on: Canadian Anglican Church suspends investigation in Grenville Christian College abuse http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2007/10/21/canadian-anglican-church-suspends-investigation-in-grenville-christian-college-abuse/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:02:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Rev Malachy Egan http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2007/10/21/canadian-anglican-church-suspends-investigation-in-grenville-christian-college-abuse/#comment-95351 Rev Malachy Egan Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:03:43 +0000 http://www.benedictionblogson.com/?p=3470#comment-95351 The Anglican Church of Canada, now led by Archbishop Fred Hiltz, has displayed a doubtful and variable attitude towards its victims of abuse. Hiltz's concern for the victims of the Anglican Residential Schools has been superficial to say the least in a church where the money for individual help was in a large part withdrawn by the Anglican Amending Agreement [a triple 'A' parsimonious, niggardly act that gave the ACC a whopping 40% refund] while; at the same time, Hiltz personally used the issue to raise cash for non essential and non related causes like new robes and cathedral restoration. The Anglican Journal [that stalwart bastion of Anglican fundraising] this month reports that this windfall will be "returned to ACC national reserves" with perhaps a miserly token to reconcilliation as long as it's Anglican reconcilliation, and not a penny outside the church! Wow! That's Anglican generosity under a full head of steam! In the last couple of months, instead of initiating a transparent and open enquiry into events at Grenville Christian School, silence and platitudes from the Primate's office have indicated yet another cover-up in the making. The latest news is that Bishop Bruce has shut down the 'inquiry' due to 'possible class action liabilty issues'. Let me tell you something: Hiltz's Anglicans and their money are not easily parted! So, how do we know how the Anglican hierarchy feel about child abuse? Well, in November of 2007 the Anglican position on past abuse speaks volumes, here's what they said: "The Anglican church operated 26 of 80 boarding schools attended by aboriginals from the mid-19th century into the 1970s. In recent years, hundreds of natives had sued the church and the federal government, which owned the schools, alleging physical and sexual abuse. Alleging... This is how Archbishop Hiltz and his bishops deal with with past abuse: they write it off as allegations. The abuse must STOP! The Anglican Church of Canada, now led by Archbishop Fred Hiltz, has displayed a doubtful and variable attitude towards its victims of abuse. Hiltz’s concern for the victims of the Anglican Residential Schools has been superficial to say the least in a church where the money for individual help was in a large part withdrawn by the Anglican Amending Agreement [a triple 'A' parsimonious, niggardly act that gave the ACC a whopping 40% refund] while; at the same time, Hiltz personally used the issue to raise cash for non essential and non related causes like new robes and cathedral restoration. The Anglican Journal [that stalwart bastion of Anglican fundraising] this month reports that this windfall will be “returned to ACC national reserves” with perhaps a miserly token to reconcilliation as long as it’s Anglican reconcilliation, and not a penny outside the church! Wow! That’s Anglican generosity under a full head of steam! In the last couple of months, instead of initiating a transparent and open enquiry into events at Grenville Christian School, silence and platitudes from the Primate’s office have indicated yet another cover-up in the making. The latest news is that Bishop Bruce has shut down the ‘inquiry’ due to ‘possible class action liabilty issues’. Let me tell you something: Hiltz’s Anglicans and their money are not easily parted!

So, how do we know how the Anglican hierarchy feel about child abuse? Well, in November of 2007 the Anglican position on past abuse speaks volumes, here’s what they said: “The Anglican church operated 26 of 80 boarding schools attended by aboriginals from the mid-19th century into the 1970s. In recent years, hundreds of natives had sued the church and the federal government, which owned the schools, alleging physical and sexual abuse. Alleging… This is how Archbishop Hiltz and his bishops deal with with past abuse: they write it off as allegations.

The abuse must STOP!

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