Former Anglican archbishop of Brisbane was the subject of complaints about his handling of child abuse complaints in the 1990s
The Anglican church’s complaints body has ruled former governor general Peter Hollingworth should not be defrocked despite upholding multiple allegations of misconduct over his handling of child abuse complaints while in a senior leadership role.
In a decision on Monday, the church’s professional standards board found Hollingworth had committed misconduct over his handling of abuse complaints against two clergy members, John Elliot and Donald Shearman, whom he allowed to remain in the church despite knowing they had sexually assaulted children.
“The Professional Standards Board has further determined … that there will be no unacceptable risk of harm to any person if the respondent continues to hold the role, office or position he currently holds,” it found. “I think it will stymy a lot of other people who were hoping to come forward with their abuse and their disappointment,” she said. “It will put them further back, I hope it doesn’t, but I fear it will.”
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