US EditionFormer Church of England leader says scale of abuse scandal was 'overwhelming'
- Justin Welby, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, acknowledged failing to act properly on abuse reports, saying, 'I got it wrong.'
- A report revealed that the Church of England covered up a 1970s abuse case involving John Smyth, who died in 2018, never facing criminal charges.
- The scandal prompted calls for reform in the Church of England, which has twenty million baptized members but less than one million regular attendees.
- Stephen Cottrell has taken over as interim head of the Church of England amid calls for his resignation over past mishandling of sexual abuse cases.
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Justin Welby's vulnerability serves as deflection
Justin Welby, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, has said he failed to take action over sexual abuse allegations within the Church of England because he was too “overwhelmed” by the scale of them. It was his first interview since quitting in November, after an independent review found he should have done more to bring a former acquaintance and serial abuser within the Church, John Smyth, to justice. “Every day more cases were coming across the…
Former Church of England leader says scale of abuse scandal was 'overwhelming'
Justin Welby, the former spiritual leader of Anglicans worldwide, reiterated he had failed to ensure proper investigations into allegations of abuse within the Church of England, saying the scale of the issue was "overwhelming".
Ex-Church of England leader says scale of abuse scandal 'overwhelming'
LONDON, England – Justin Welby, the former spiritual leader of Anglicans worldwide, reiterated he had failed to ensure proper investigations into allegations of abuse within the Church of England, saying the scale of the issue was “overwhelming.” Welby stepped down as Archbishop of Canterbury in November 2024, after calls for him to resign intensified following a report that found he had taken insufficient action to stop one of the Church’s most…
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