LONDON — Anglican leaders faced pressure on Wednesday to speed up reforms following the resignation of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby over a damning report concluding that the Church of England covered up a serial abuse case.
Welby announced his resignation on Tuesday after a chorus of criticism about his role in the decades-spanning scandal, prompted by the release of an independent probe's findings last week.It concluded that the Church of England — the mother church of Anglicanism — covered up 'prolific, brutal and horrific abuse' by John Smyth, a lawyer who organized evangelical summer camps in the 1970s and 1980s.
Then-archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby delivers a speech at an interreligious meeting in Italy’s capital Rome on Oct. 6, 2021. AP FILE PHOTOThe investigation found that Welby 'could and should' have formally reported the 'traumatic physical, sexual, psychological and spiritual attacks' by Smyth to authorities in 2013, when he claims to have first learned of them.
Of England Reform Urged After Leader Resigns
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