The South Australian coroner has found “no single factor or mechanism” responsible for the death of Wayne Fella Morrison, an Aboriginal man who died in custody in September 2016. Wayne Fella Morrison inquest: evidence speculated about ‘controversial syndrome’ known as ‘excited delirium’ While I will no longer perform these duties, I will continue my lifelong commitment to social justice and service to the community. The PTO, commonly granted to retired priests, allowed me to conduct services at my local parish as well as marriages, funerals and baptisms. My regrets have become even more profound over the years, as we have all gained a better understanding of the impact of child sexual abuse through the Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse and other investigations.īut I did not commit a crime. Many times I have acknowledged that I made mistakes and issued apologies. They have occupied countless time, energy, emotion and expense for many people. There have been five separate inquiries, including the five-year inquiry by the PSB.
It is more than 20 years since allegations against me were first made. I have lived with my failures every day since. I say that as a matter of context, not as an excuse.
I want to end distress to them, and division within the church.Īs Archbishop of Brisbane from 1990 to 2001, I was ill-equipped to deal with the child abuse issue and, like some other church people, was too defensive of the church on the advice of lawyers and insurers. I wish to announce that earlier this week I notified the Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne that I will be returning my Permission to Officiate (PTO).ĭespite the Professional Standards Board (PSB) inquiry finding that I was fit to retain my licence because I was not a risk of harm to anyone, I am concerned that my continuing to exercise priestly functions as a bishop is a cause of pain to survivors. Hollingworth, Australia’s 23rd governor general, has today announced that he will be returning his permission to officiate regardless. But the process recommended Hollingworth be allowed to continue in his priestly duties in Victoria, saying he posed no unacceptable risk of harm. Hollingworth was last month the subject of six misconduct findings, delivered after a protracted internal church process, including over his failure to act to remove paedophiles from the church’s ranks while he was Brisbane archbishop in the 1990s. Peter Hollingworth is handing back his permission to officiate as an Anglican priest, citing a desire to “end distress” for victims and stop the “division” in the church.
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