Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over child abuse scandal | BBC News

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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over child abuse scandal | BBC News


The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has resigned, days after a damning report said the Church of England had known for years about a serial child abuser who subjected more than 100 boys and young men to sexual and physical assaults.
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In a resignation statement Welby said he “must take personal and institutional responsibility for the…

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  1. some nations are so aggressive for christian only 12% confess in uk the son of god would never be our species there is no special relationship between man and god Evan if there is a god fuck knows there may be with they irrelevance of consciousness the truth is weather physics is mistake or design is beyond comprehension you don't know mr welby you really don't most of bible was never meant to be taken literally if you believe enochian was language used by Adam and eve or genesis is unique to earth get real human

  2. The position of bishop over centuries was foremost an appointment of a favoured individual to govern lands, populations and therefore gain wealth. A religious belief was way down the list! Therefore we should not be surprised that significant traces of this "tradition" continue with individuals such as Welby achieving such powerful positions.

    Welby tendered his resignation to a monarch who was involved in covering up a certain bishop's illicit activities, was friends with a Mr J Saville and appears to take no action against the activities of his brother. My word, our institutions continue to be rotten!

  3. so sad, as the church (and it is many a religion), trusts their leaders. They are not different or above others, just because they are part of a church. Children need to be protected. If an adult is with a child, there needs to be more than one adult and never ever one child and one adult. You would like to believe that "oh I know that person, that person is safe!" Your judgement, is never enough.

  4. In a twist that could only be described as the "Trump Effect," Justin Welby’s resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury marks yet another example of how modern leadership is being reshaped

    by a culture of public accountability and dramatic exits.

    Much like other public figures since Trump's re-election, Welby seems to have felt the pressure of scandal, public scrutiny, and a growing demand for responsibility in the face of institutional failure.

    Whether it’s a direct fallout from the child abuse report or just the pervasive sense of "you’re fired" that now hovers over public figures, the Archbishop's departure signals that even

    church leaders are no longer immune to the wave of accountability sweeping across global leadership.

  5. The BBC will have known about this of course for years. Welby is just another socialist pervert protecting his religious pervert friends. The church is a rancid cess pit of these disgusting men.

  6. Never liked the lefty twonk. Already help ruin the CofE. Best friend – Smyth. You know what they say, "Birds of a feather stick together". Waiting to see how many more of Satan's disciples in the CofE will have to go 'because of ill health'? Too many nonces and paedos hiding in plain sight behind religion.

  7. They asked the arch Bishop, would he resign a few days back? He said he was not going to resign. What as happened now for him to Change his mind now.? I believe it's a case for the police to look into and investigate

  8. Christopher Hitchens was right when he said, "When you want ordinarily good people to commit evil, you need to add religion."
    This has been true not just in recent decades but for several millennia.