Downside Abbey - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 30 Aug 2020 03:23:20 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Downside Abbey - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Benedictines to leave Downside Abbey https://cathnews.co.nz/2020/08/30/benedictines-downside-abbey/ Sun, 30 Aug 2020 07:51:21 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=130171 The Benedictine monks of Downside Abbey have announced they are to leave their Somerset monastery after 200 years. The decision comes soon after the abbey and its monastic community completely separated from Downside School, a move that followed a 2018 investigation by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) into abuse at both Downside Read more

Benedictines to leave Downside Abbey... Read more]]> The Benedictine monks of Downside Abbey have announced they are to leave their Somerset monastery after 200 years.

The decision comes soon after the abbey and its monastic community completely separated from Downside School, a move that followed a 2018 investigation by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) into abuse at both Downside and Ampleforth.

At Downside IICSA found a "culture of acceptance of abusive behaviour" that prioritised monks' reputations over the safety of children. Read more

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