The resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, was not a bolt from the blue. Since the previous Thursday when the conclusion of the Makin report had been made public, the pressure that the spiritual leader of the Anglican church received daily increased. The General Synod of the Church gathered more than 1,500 signatures of clergy to request his removal, while the related publications of the British press were increasing daily. The Makin Report investigated the actions of lawyer John Smyth. According to her finding, the lawyer in question had physically, psychologically and sexually abused boys and young men from the 1970s onwards at church summer camps. In turn, the head of the Church of England is accused of not notifying the authorities when he was informed of his actions in 2013. In his resignation statement he says among other things: “Having sought His Majesty the King’s kind permission, I have decided to resign as Archbishop of Canterbury. The conclusion of the Makin report revealed the long conspiracy of silence about […]
Source: News Beast
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