Exposed: The Church’s Darkest Secret

Today 9pm – 10pm BBC Two
REVIEW – RADIO TIMES
A two-part documentary explores a scandal in the Church of England that reaches back decades. In 2015 the former bishop of Gloucester, Peter Ball, received a three-year prison sentence after admitting to the sexual abuse of 18 young men, aged 17 to 25. “For him, religion was a cloak behind which he hid in order to satisfy his sexual interest in those who trusted him,” said the prosecuting QC at his trial.
But reports of Ball’s abuse had surfaced much earlier, in 1993, when he was cautioned by police. So how did a known abuser, a friend to Prince Charles and other establishment figures, escape justice and continue to work as a priest for so long? Concludes tomorrow.
SUMMARY
CAST & CREW
‘THINKING ANGLICANS” ON THE PROGRAMME
https://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/bbc-documentary-on-peter-ball/#comments
STEPHEN PARSON’S ‘SURVIVING CHURCH’ ON THE PROGRAMME
http://survivingchurch.org/2020/01/14/the-churchs-dark-secret-reflections/
STEPHEN PARSON’S ‘SURVIVING CHURCH’ ON NEIL TODD AND GUIDE NYACHURU – RIP
http://survivingchurch.org/2020/01/15/neil-todd-and-guide-nyachuru-we-remember-them/