The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland has voted to loosen its ties with the Church of Scotland due to its more liberal attitude to same-sex relationships. Tara Mills spoke to BBC Newsline's Mark Simpson who's at the Assembly Buildings. | BBC Newsline

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND

The Presbyterian Church in Ireland is in crisis - and “it’s mind-blowing” that the church did not heed the lessons of church scandals of the past couple of decades. That’s according to William Crawley, BBC Talkback presenter and journalist, who joined The State of Us podcast this week to discuss everything you need to know about the resignations, safeguarding failings and abuse concerns that have rocked the Church in the past few weeks. Listen now on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/3Y9EbBv | BBC News

2.4K views · 5 comments | The head of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland is to step down after an internal review found “serious and significant” failures in safeguarding. Moderator Rev Trevor Gribben said people within the Church had been harmed and others placed at risk. | Irish News | Facebook