{"id":303156,"date":"2025-12-17T21:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/calls-to-halt-archbishop-of-canterbury-appointment-over-safeguarding-fears\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T21:00:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:00:05","slug":"calls-to-halt-archbishop-of-canterbury-appointment-over-safeguarding-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/calls-to-halt-archbishop-of-canterbury-appointment-over-safeguarding-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"Calls to halt Archbishop of Canterbury appointment over safeguarding fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/nVbkJsMxuHY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Calls to halt Archbishop of Canterbury appointment over safeguarding fears\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nVbkJsMxuHY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>We reported on allegations that failings by the woman picked to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury contributed to a priest in her London diocese taking his own life. Tonight, amid calls for Bishop Sarah Mullally&#8217;s elevation to the top job to be halted, we hear exclusively from a former safeguarding adviser tasked with helping to oversee reforms in the wake of Father Alan Griffin&#8217;s death. <\/p>\n<p>Breaking a confidentiality agreement to speak to us, whistleblower Michelle Burns reveals her concerns that changes weren&#8217;t being properly implemented, putting other priests at risk. And she claims that when she complained she was forced out of her job. 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