Willow Creek Elders: Bill Hybels 'Entered Into Sin'
Elders of Willow Creek Community Church in Illinois have now admitted that founder and former senior pastor Bill Hybels "entered into sin," adding that they should have believed the women who made sexual misconduct accusations against him earlier this year.
"We apologize and ask for forgiveness that the tone of our initial response was not one of humility and deep concern for all the women involved. It takes courage for a woman to step forward and share her story," the elders of the evangelical megachurch wrote in a statement published on Saturday.
"We are grieved that we let Bill's statement stand for as long as we did that the women were lying and colluding. We now believe Bill entered into areas of sin related to the allegations that have been brought forth."...