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.

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 ...

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 ...

Thirty members of the Church of England clergy face being sacked over ... report as having prior knowledge of allegations against John Smyth. Following the Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation ...

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 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 Primate of the Anglican Church since 2013, Archbishop Justin Welby, announced his resignation in November 2024, after a report denouncing his silence over a large-scale sexual scandal. In a recent ...

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 ...

In his first interview since quitting in November last year, Welby said his forgiveness of John Smyth - arguably the most prolific abuser associated with the Church of England - was "irrelevant ...