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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Church of England on Tuesday apologized for past links to slavery by a related financial body now engaged in a wide-ranging process to compensate victimized communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am deeply sorry,\u201d responded Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church. \u201cThe time has come to take action in response to this shameful past.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report released Tuesday follows revelations in June 2022 that \u201cthe Church Commissioners\u2019 endowment had historical ties\u201d to the transatlantic slave trade.<\/p>\n

The Church Commissioners of England was established in 1948, in part with a donation from a fund dating back to Queen Anne in 1704 intended to help the poorest clergy.<\/p>\n

The report reveals that this fund had invested \u201csignificant amounts\u201d in the South Sea Company, which traded in African slaves. It also received donations from people involved in the slave trade and plantation economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Church Commissioners are deeply sorry for their predecessors\u2019 ties to the transatlantic slave trade,\u201d the organization said in a statement. The organization has pledged a fund of 100 million pounds (113.1 million euros) over the next nine years for \u201ca better and fairer future for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

This money will go in particular to \u201ccommunities that have been affected by slavery\u201d. Part of the funds will be used to further research the links between the Church and slavery.<\/p>\n

The Church Commissioners\u2019 deputy chairman, Bishop David Walker of Manchester, said the organization now hopes to create a \u201clasting positive legacy that will serve communities affected by slavery.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Church Commissioners manage a \u00a310.1 billion (\u20ac11.4 billion) investment fund to support church and clergy activities. \u201cNothing we do, hundreds of years later, will restore the lives of enslaved people,\u201d the Commissioners wrote in the introduction to their report.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we can and will acknowledge the horror and shame of the Church\u2019s role in the slave trade, and through responses, we will seek to begin to address the injustices committed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Church of England has previously apologized for its past ties to slavery, as Britain faces the legacy of its colonial past. In 2020, the church called it a \u201cdisgrace\u201d that some of its members had \u201cactively profited\u201d from slavery.<\/p>\n

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