Judas, Druids, Child abuse and the church

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The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has written to the government expressing his shock and concern about rising reports of anti-Semitism at UK universities. Bob Walker reports. On Good Friday, The Reverend Kate Bottley re-opens the case against the Bible's greatest villain, Judas Iscariot in a BBC 1 documentary. She joins Edward Stourton and Peter Stanford author of a book on Judas to discuss the question: Can Judas be forgiven? Are the abuse scandals that affect the church essentially the same as those that affect other institutions or is there something peculiar to church structures and culture that makes it difficult for the church to tackle the issue of child abuse? Rachel Mann, Justin Humphreys and Richard Scorer discuss. For many years, the hand carved tunnels at Gilmerton Cove in Edinburgh have been a source of contention. Are they only a few hundred years old or do they date back to a time when they formed a sacred Druid temple used for human sacrifice? Bronwen Livingston reports. The UK's Muslim Women's Council has announced it will be revealing its fundraising plans to build a women's mosque in Bradford. In Denmark, however, there is already a women's mosque. Edward Stourton talks to one of its founders and Imam Sherin Khankan. Not content with 27 million followers on twitter, this weekend Pope Francis embraces another social media platform - Instagram. So why has social media proved to be so successful for the Pope and how does it benefit other religions? We hear the views of Catholic author Michael J. O'Loughlin, Muslim author Shelina Mohamed and Andy Robertson who writes on technology and spirituality. Producer: Helen Lee Series Producer: Amanda Hancox.