A former leader of the Church of England is among several members of ... prominent lawyer John Smyth, and that he had been ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Alexander Kubeyinje, the Church of England's national director of safeguarding ... the lifelong effects of the appalling abuse by John Smyth, we are truly sorry. "Today we have announced next ...

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