John Smyth’s death in 2018 meant an "appalling abuser" associated with the Church of England escaped justice for crimes stretching back decades. Smyth used his role in a Christian charity to ...

In his first interview since resigning, the former Archbishop of Canterbury reflects on the scandal which led him to quit.

Former archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said he forgives serial abuser John Smyth as he repeated an apology to victims and told of the “deep sense of personal failure” he feels about the handling ...

It said, "From July 2013 the Church of England knew, at the highest level, about the abuse that took place in the late 1970s and early 1980s. John Smyth should have been properly and effectively ...

The review comes at a time of turmoil in the Church of England, following a damning report into how it covered up prolific abuse by the barrister John Smyth. The report found Smyth had attacked ...

Justin Welby has been condemned by survivors and campaigners for saying he would forgive serial Church of England abuser John Smyth if he were still alive. The former archbishop of Canterbury also ...

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the head of the Church of England and spiritual ... and horrific" physical and sexual abuse by John Smyth, a prominent lawyer and lay preacher who ran ...

Justin Welby has said he forgives the Church of England's most prolific ... have done more to ensure that serial child abuser John Smyth was brought to justice. The Makin Review found Smyth's ...

The former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has told the BBC he failed to follow up abuse allegations within the Church of England because the scale ... follow up rigorously enough on reports of ...

Justin Welby has told the BBC he forgives a serial abuser at the heart of a scandal that led to his resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury. In his first interview since quitting in November last ...