O/t - Church of England

[mellowmiller]

KerrAvon asked:
1. What are investigative journalists going to tell us that we don?t already know?
2. Why would such journalists spend their time breaking a story that has already been broken?

I'm struggling to understand why you seem to think there's nothing more to this story than the little bit we already know.

1. A good investigative journalist will dig deep into the details to uncover the complete scale of the abuse both historic and current.
People probably thought they knew about Al Fayed but only recently are the true scale of his abusive activities being exposed.
2. It's not about "breaking a story" it's about expanding it with a view to ensuring the perpetrators are brought to justice and then hopefully putting robust safeguarding measures in place.

This story does not end with the resignation of the hapless Welby. We are now being told that a further 30 bishops are under investigation and as someone has already said, that may just be the tip of the iceberg.
Don't you find these developments even slightly concerning?

[KerrAvon]

KerrAvon asked:
1. What are investigative journalists going to tell us that we don?t already know?
2. Why would such journalists spend their time breaking a story that has already been broken?

I'm struggling to understand why you seem to think there's nothing more to this story than the little bit we already know.

1. A good investigative journalist will dig deep into the details to uncover the complete scale of the abuse both historic and current.
People probably thought they knew about Al Fayed but only recently are the true scale of his abusive activities being exposed.
2. It's not about "breaking a story" it's about expanding it with a view to ensuring the perpetrators are brought to justice and then hopefully putting robust safeguarding measures in place.

This story does not end with the resignation of the hapless Welby. We are now being told that a further 30 bishops are under investigation and as someone has already said, that may just be the tip of the iceberg.
Don't you find these developments even slightly concerning?

The current story - the Smyth affair - concerns the actions of one individual (and possibly one accomplice as I understand it) and a lack of action at best, or a cover up at worst by the church. It has been the subject of an independent investigation that had access to church records and witness evidence. I'm not sure how you think some fearless journalist is going to get any more information or insight.

It's very much about a breaking a story for a journalist. Journalism is their living and story headed 'Investigation reveals what we already know' isn?t going to sell.

I think your reference to 30 bishops is a reference to the 30 church officials who are under investigation for their part in relation to the lack of action against Smyth? I think it?s absolutely crucial that process runs its course and that appropriate action be taken against any of them who are found to have failed to do what they should have done. What I don?t see is why the fact that 30 people are under investigations creates the need for an investigation. Can you see the issue there? It sounds like talking instead of acting upon what we already know.