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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 ...

Dr Welby resigned in November after a report revealed he did not adequately follow up on reports about serial abuser John Smyth. Former archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said he was ...

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Former archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has spoken to the BBC about his resignation (Jeff Overs/BBC/PA) Former archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said he forgives serial abuser John Smyth ...

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 ...

Bishop of Newcastle Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, the only bishop to call publicly for Mr Welby's resignation in the days following the Makin Review's publication last month, said she was "deeply disturbed" ...

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 ...

Shamed former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby admitted he "let God down" over the way he handled the abuse scandal that forced him to quit. A report into serial Church of England abuser John ...

But questioned yesterday if he would personally be able to forgive the sex abuser if he were still alive today — Smyth died aged 77 in 2018 — he said: “Yes, I think if he was alive and I saw ...

Today, Laura, Paddy and Henry discuss Justin Welby’s first interview since resigning as Archbishop of Canterbury last year. He said he forgave the serial abuser John Smyth who was at the heart ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Former archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said he was “overwhelmed” by the number of child sex abuse allegations he was informed of.