Archbishop of Canterbury resigns: Church of England 'not a safe institution' and others may need to step down, bishop says

Survivors demand justice in UK as Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over abuse cover-up

Decision sends shockwaves through Church and amplifies calls for greater accountability, with survivors and clergy members demanding more resignations from those involved in decades-long scandal - Anadolu Ajansı

Church of England must do more to combat abuse, bishop says after Archbishop of Canterbury resigns

LONDON (AP) — The only Church of England bishop to publicly demand the resignation of former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said Wednesday that his departure wasn’t enough to solve the church’s “profound failure” in safeguarding vulnerable people or ease the trauma suffered by victims of abuse. Welby, 68, stepped down Tuesday after an independent review found that he failed to alert police as soon as he learned of serial physical and sexu…

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns: Church of England 'not a safe institution' and others may need to step down, bishop says

Bishop of Birkenhead Julie Conalty speaks out a day after Justin Welby stepped down following the publication of a report which found the Church of England covered up sexual abuse by John Smyth - a barrister who led Christian summer camps.

John Smyth: Timeline of Church abuse scandal as Archbishop of Canterbury resigns

Others in The Church of England may need to resign, a bishop said

Four frontrunners to succeed Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury after 'horrific' scandal sparks resignation

Four bishops have emerged as frontrunners to succeed Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury following his scandal-ridden resignation on Tuesday.Welby had faced days of mounting pressure in the wake of a damning report into abuse cover-ups in the Church of England - with Christian summer camp leader John Smyth at the centre of the furore.Smyth had sexually, psychologically and physically abused some 30 boys and young men in the United Kingdom a…

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns after church abuse scandal

29m Some 18 months after anointing the king, Justin Welby asked him for his gracious permission to resign, becoming the first Archbishop of Canterbury in modern history to be forced out. Justin Welby wrote on X: ‘The Makin Review has exposed the long-maintained conspiracy of silence about the heinous abuses of John Smyth. When I was informed in 2013 and told that police had been notified, I believed wrongly that an appropriate resolution would f…