Monday, September 24, 2012

TAC News: Archbishop John Hepworth quizzed on renovation funds


The former Australian head of the Traditional Anglican Communion has been questioned about his involvement in financial irregularities within the breakaway church.

Archbishop John Hepworth, who was instrumental in seeking his church's reunion with Rome, was forced to resign as the global head of the TAC in April, seven months after he raised allegations that he had been raped by Adelaide priest Ian Dempsey and two others in the 1960s.

Monsignor Dempsey returned to work last week after he was stood aside by the church for 12 months. Police investigations into the matter are ongoing and the South Australian Director of Public Prosecutions, Adam Kimber, is considering whether or not to lay charges. Read more

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