Child abuse survivors condemn delay in case that could defrock Peter Hollingworth

Former governor general and archbishop of Brisbane expected to have fate in Anglican church decided in hearing due to begin on Monday

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Survivors and advocates have condemned the “cruel” and “dysfunctional” delays in a case to potentially defrock Peter Hollingworth, the former Australian governor general and former archbishop of Brisbane, for failures to act on child abuse allegations in the Anglican church.

A secretive hearing is due to begin on Monday to decide Hollingworth’s fate in the church, more than five years after complaints were first made through the Melbourne diocese’s complaints system, Kooyoora.