Different perspectives of the CDM

Last June we reported that the Sheldon Hub had established “Project CDM”, with the objective inter alia of “reducing the suffering of defendants and other participants in CDM proceedings”. In October 2018, the Church Times explored this initiative further in Clergy Discipline Measure: a harsh discipline?, summarized here. In this post, we review these and other views on the operation of the CDM. We would stress that, for the most part, the views that have been expressed by the various groups or individuals are complementary rather than contradictory, and we have attempted to present them as such. Furthermore, there are some common threads between the experiences of those reported to the IICSA Inquiry, and those examined by the Sheldon Hub. Continue reading