Yes, I'm sure many did know what was going on, but I read that they were relying on this man's word to help them in their careers, so maybe were afraid to speak out.
@Fancythat It's true, we do need to be discerning and not take things at face value. Yes people do seem to kowtow to authority without really examining what it stands for, sadly.
@Anniebach but by you not believing it's happening is the same way that people ignore what they do not want to see. Not looking or stopping is what the Priest who ignored the traveller in the parable of the Good Samaritan did. In the end it was only the Good Samaritan that helped.
Yes as you say "In the Churches there are liars , thieves, adulterers, abusers, law breakers, far outnumbered by what is good in man " (AND some of them are PAID by the church!)
@Iam64 Yes I totally agree that the Safeguarding policies of the CofE were completely inadequate (and probably still are!) Even now they have anti bullying policies, they are just words on a page and not even all churches have one.
Anyone with an important job title is only as good as the way they treat others, especially the waiter or anyone who they deem beneath them. Actions always speak louder than words. Many times people who bully others are trying to cover up something about themselves because they are weak and insecure.
@Bluebelle The way that some people hero worship a man in ministry is ridiculous. He may be charismatic, yet a horrible cheat and abuser but if all the women he doesn't live with think he's amazing then he must be, right? (sigh) I've seen those women and those men before. The persona they have helps them to prey on other vulnerable women.
Many abusers that I know of in my Safeguarding experience (I am pleased to say NOT for the CofE) have told horrendous lies about the very people they have abused and wronged terribly, causing others to treat them badly when they were i need of support. This level of gaslighting and abuse is nothing short of evil.
