American citizens in general are often fed a guilt trip for problems in cities they have never visited, much less in which they committed a crime. Somehow it is the fault of people who live in Miami and Detroit. America is guilty. People who can be made to feel guilty are more easily controlled, manipulated and made into scapegoats. Make them feel guilty enough, and they will beg to pay for their alleged crimes.
Christian theology teaches that guilt is an objective reality.
You broke the law or you did not. Certainly institutions like the Anglican Church or the United States government can err. If the Anglican Church, as an institution, endorsed racism or an unjust war, then its representatives should acknowledge this and deal with it. If the United States Federal government bombs an innocent people and the offending administration refuses to acknowledge its error, then the next administration should take responsibility and make restitution. However, consider the next President of the United States.