DISGRACED ex-Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby yesterday said he forgives Church of England serial paedophile John Smyth. Welby, 68, quit in November after a report criticised his handling of ...

Justin Welby has told the BBC he forgives a serial ... be a "tragedy" for the Church to split between England and other parts of the Anglican communion From the 1970s onwards, Smyth was a ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has said he “got it wrong” when handling child sex abuse allegations. Dr Welby resigned in ...

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has said he “got it wrong” when handling child sex abuse allegations. Dr Welby resigned in November after a report revealed he did not adequately ...

The former head of the world’s Anglicans, Justin Welby, on Saturday admitted errors over an abuse scandal that rocked the Church of England and forced him to resign last year. The ex-Archbishop ...

Justin Welby has he admitted he 'got it wrong' when handling child sex abuse allegations against John Smyth. But the former Archbishop of Canterbury has defended his record after a report revealed ...

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Former archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said he was “overwhelmed” by the number of child sex abuse allegations he was informed of. Dr Welby resigned in November after a report revealed he ...

Former archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby being interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg for the the BBC1 current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Credit: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA Wire Former ...

Justin Welby resigned after the publication of a report into the Church of England’s handling of serial child abuse (Andrew Matthews/PA) Former archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said he was ...

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 of the problem was "absolutely overwhelming".