ICYMI: Last month, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigned following mounting pressure over the Church of England's failure to address child abuse tied to John Smyth, a Christian barrister, as reported by the Financial Times.
"Having sought the gracious permission of His Majesty the King, I have decided to resign," Welby announced. A recent independent review exposed a "conspiracy of silence" that allowed Smyth to abuse boys for over 40 years, with clergy failing to act. Though Welby learned of the abuses in 2013, he believed the police would handle the issue.
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