{"id":302866,"date":"2025-12-16T21:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/exclusive-scandal-surrounds-incoming-archbishop-of-canterbury-over-handling-of-secret-dossier\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T21:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:00:08","slug":"exclusive-scandal-surrounds-incoming-archbishop-of-canterbury-over-handling-of-secret-dossier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/exclusive-scandal-surrounds-incoming-archbishop-of-canterbury-over-handling-of-secret-dossier\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Scandal surrounds incoming Archbishop of Canterbury over handling of secret dossier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/pNLXLcX9-4A\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Exclusive: Scandal surrounds incoming Archbishop of Canterbury over handling of secret dossier\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pNLXLcX9-4A\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Church of England is about to get a new figurehead, a year after Justin Welby quit, following this programme&#8217;s revelations that he&#8217;d failed to do enough to stop serial abuser John Smyth. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>But we can reveal that the church is facing calls to postpone the appointment of Sarah Mullally, the woman picked to succeed him, over allegations she, too, failed to act this time to prevent a priest taking his own life. <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been investigating the circumstances leading up to the death of Father Alan Griffin, and what Bishop Sarah knew about a secret dossier containing lies and gossip about the priest&#8217;s private life. <\/p>\n<p>A warning, this report contains discussion of suicide.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nGet more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/<br \/>\nSubscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Church of England is about to get a new figurehead, a year after Justin Welby quit, following this programme&#8217;s revelations that he&#8217;d failed to do enough to stop serial abuser John Smyth. 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