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

Justin Welby ‘would forgive’ serial abuser John Smyth who went unpunished by Church of England if he was alive - Former archbishop of Canterbury admits ‘deep sense of personal failure’ about handling ...

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 ...

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 ...

A review of how the case of the disgraced priest David Tudor was handled has been launched, the Church of England says. Tudor was banned for life from ministry in October 2024 after admitting ...

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 ...

Justin Welby, the former spiritual leader of Anglicans worldwide, reiterated he had failed to ensure proper investigations into allegations of abuse within the Church of England, saying the scale 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 ...