Calls for safeguarding inquiry into cathedral

Two priests from a north Wales cathedral have called for an independent inquiry after two critical reports highlighted safeguarding concerns and misbehaviour there.

The reports highlighted complaints about a "culture in which sexual boundaries seemed blurred" at Bangor Cathedral, along with inappropriate language being used and alcohol consumed excessively.

Rev Dr John Prysor-Jones and the Very Rev Professor Gordon McPhate, from Bangor Cathedral, said the reports were "unsatisfactory" and with conclusions "based on impressions" rather than facts.

A Church in Wales spokesperson said: "The matters raised in this correspondence will be carefully considered".