Last week, the independent investigation report came out which shows that Archbishop Justin Welby did not do enough to stop a serial abuser in the church. The late John Smyth worked as a volunteer in the church and organized summer camps, where he helped more than 100 boys and men. – It is clear that I have to take personal and institutional responsibility for the long and retraumatizing period between 2013 and 2024. This is what the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, wrote in a statement on Tuesday, resigning from that position. Since 2013, he has been the leader of 85 million Anglican Christians. “Sadistic regime” The report, commissioned by the official Church of England, shows that several high-ranking members in the church must have known about the abuse without Smyth being stopped. Smyth preyed on over 100 boys and men from the 70s until his death in 2018. The report describes a “sadistic regime” under Smyth, where he made the victims wear nappies because they bled from the injuries he had inflicted on them. In 2013, the archbishop found out about the abuse, but did nothing. According to the report, Welby was able to stop Smyth’s abuse between 2013 and 2018. In his statement on Tuesday, Welby wrote that he thought the police were informed. He regrets that he did not do more. John Welby married Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in Photo: Owen Humphreys / Reuters Published 12.11.2024, at 16.49 Updated 12.11.2024, at 17.09
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