Archbishop of Canterbury steps down

[jimharri]

Justin Welby: Archbishop of Canterbury quits over abuse scandal

His resignation comes after a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church.

www.bbc.com

It seems he was aware of abuse being carried out by John Smyth, but did not report it to the authorities. Which was scandalous. How many of the suspected 130 victims were abused after the Church became aware of the scandal?

Archbishop of Canterbury: Why did Justin Welby resign after abuse scandal?

Justin Welby said he had to take responsibility for failures since he was notified about abuse committed by John Smyth.

bbc.com

 

[abu13]

Bit of a ****.

 

[mexico1970]

Old Etonian covers up sex scandal shocker.

 

[chesterbells]

Another institution wobbling.

 

[cityontheup]

Ban all religion, world would be a better safer place

 

[Palerider]

Right decision. Failed in his duty of care. Did anyone tell the South Africans what was coming their way when Smyth emigrated?

On a seperate but related note, absolutely horrific phone in on Sheila Foggerty (LBC) this afternoon with listeners phoning in on their own sex abuse experiences.

 

[jazzy]

Should be prosecuted as a pedo enabler . ****

 

[Kinkladze's crazy skills]

Uber **** scumbag and should be sent to prison for keeping a lid on it and allowing the nonce to move elsewhere, he knew what happened and we all know that he won't face any comeuppance over this but should as it's beyond scandalous.

If he was a real man of god he'd have informed the relevant authorities and protected the victims, instead he has protected one of his own I can't trust any religious figures for shadiness like this.

He's not that naive that he truly thinks he can be cured or could see the light, he's done this to cover up the abuse with no thought whatsoever about any abuse victims.

 

[PistonBlue]

Damn right too. Should be prosecuted for not acting on what he knew. Fucking disgrace

 

[stonerblue]

Steps down? Should be locked up