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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

Peter Hollingworth: Anglican church urged to review decision not to defrock former archbishop

Former Australian governor general Peter Hollingworth
Two women who complained about Peter Hollingworth’s handling of child abuse complaints want the decision not to defrock him appealed. Photograph: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

Two women who complained about the former governor general Peter Hollingworth’s handling of child abuse complaints have requested the Anglican church review its decision not to defrock him, saying they were “sickened” by the outcome.

The Anglican church’s complaints body has spent more than five years considering complaints about Hollingworth’s inaction on child abuse as Brisbane archbishop in the 1990s.

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