"I fled in fear but I never wanted to leave. The church is full of sinners... but it is God's gift to the human race through Jesus Christ... I have never lost the sense of vocation of being a priest."
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Abused Archbishop John Hepworth ready to forgive (10 September 2011) The Australian
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John Anthony Hepworth
John Anthony Hepworth (23 March 1944 – 1 December 2021) was an Australian Anglican bishop.
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