Lay minister’s alleged sex abuse evil beyond description: archbishop
The Anglican Church of Southern Africa has since decided to launch an inquiry into the alleged illicit activity of Smyth.
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Fall of UK Archbishop over SA-based paedophile cleric shows apologizing not enough
Under pressure from peers, the press, and the prime minister, he stepped down amidst fallout from the John Smyth abuse scandal, where decades of crimes in England, Zimbabwe and then South Africa were ...
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NSS calls for mandatory reporting law after CofE abuse coverup
The review revealed sadistic abuse perpetrated by CofE lay reader John Smyth against over 100 boys and young men in the UK, ...
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The Irish Times view on the Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation: a familiar story
of Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the worldwide Anglican communion, on foot of a report showing he and ...
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The Archbishop of Canterbury's Fatal Character Flaw
Welby stands accused of knowing about the serial abuse of children by John Smyth QC ... the many dozens of Smyth’s victims. When Smyth’s activities were uncovered in this country he moved first to ...
Why didn’t police prosecute 'brutal' abuser linked to Church of England?
John Smyth’s death in 2018 meant an "appalling abuser" associated with the Church of England escaped justice for crimes ...
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Church of England ‘directly responsible’ for John Smyth abuse in Zimbabwe, victim says
Source: Church of England ‘directly responsible’ for John Smyth abuse in Zimbabwe, victim says Rocky Leanders, then 15, was ...
The Church of England has lost its way – there is only one route back
To be a conservative is to respect institutions. They constrain us and shape us, pass customs and knowledge through the ...
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‘Church of England to blame for my brother’s death’ – Zimbabwe anger over child abuser John Smyth
John Smyth, a known child abuser in the UK, went to Zimbabwe and set up Christian holiday camps. Source: ‘Church of England ...
Church of England: why the archbishop’s resignation isn’t justice for abuse survivors
Justin Welby resigned as archbishop of Canterbury following a damning report about a prolific child abuser in the Church of ...