The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, leader of the Church of England, resigned on Tuesday, November 12, after pressure to do so over his handling of a case of abuse committed by the late lawyer John Smyth against more than a hundred children and young people.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welbyprimate of the Church of England, announced his resignation on Tuesday under pressure from bishops for failing to act when he faced a serious assault in 2013 case of child abuse within this community.
Welby, spiritual leader of Anglicans worldwide, said in a statement that he is taking responsibility for his management and indicated that his departure will be planned taking into account his institutional and constitutional obligations.
The archbishop, who had until now ruled out resigning from this position, explains that, according to protocol, he asked permission to do so from King Charles III, the (non-religious) head of the Church of England, the majority in the Church. United Kingdom.
In his note, Welby argues that when he took office in 2013, he was told that police were aware of alleged abuse over decades by Christian camp leader John Smyth, and that he “wrongly believed that a resolution would be reached ‘.
The Anglican leader acknowledges that call Create a reportwhich was released last week, revealed “the long-held conspiracy of silence about the blatant abuse of Johannes Smyth“.
The document concluded that the archbishop’s inaction allowed the continuation of the crimes allegedly committed by the Canadian lawyer, who is accused of sexual, physical and psychological abuse of more than a hundred minors in his role as leader of Christian camps .
Source: EITB
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