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Justin Welby under growing pressure to resign over serial abuser

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 11 November, 2024

Archbishop of Canterbury urged to quit over failure to pursue John Smyth, who is believed to have abused about 130 boys

The archbishop of Canterbury is under growing pressure to resign over failures to pursue a sadistic abuser of children when allegations were brought to his attention.

Members of the Church of England’s ruling body, the General Synod, have launched a petition calling on Justin Welby to quit, “given his role in allowing abuse to continue”.