{"id":214507,"date":"2025-01-29T21:04:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T21:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/church-abuse-scandal-calls-for-bishop-of-liverpool-to-step-down\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T21:04:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T21:04:35","slug":"church-abuse-scandal-calls-for-bishop-of-liverpool-to-step-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/church-abuse-scandal-calls-for-bishop-of-liverpool-to-step-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Church abuse scandal: calls for Bishop of Liverpool to step down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/JS4AkMu2XvA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Church abuse scandal: calls for Bishop of Liverpool to step down\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JS4AkMu2XvA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>This programme revealed allegations of sexual assault and harrasment against the Bishop of Liverpool. He said he&#8217;d done nothing wrong. <\/p>\n<p>(Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe) <\/p>\n<p>Now we can reveal how the man currently leading the Church called John Perumbalath to a meeting to discuss his behaviour. <\/p>\n<p>Tonight, his own Liverpool diocese has released a statement calling his position untenable. Has the Church of England lost not just its grip but its moral authority? The lead Bishop for safeguarding also tells us tonight the Bishop of Liverpool should step aside.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This programme revealed allegations of sexual assault and harrasment against the Bishop of Liverpool. 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