The Archbishop of Canterbury has been accused of making light of serious safeguarding failures after referencing a 14th century beheading in his final House of Lords speech before he quits amid a Church of England abuse scandal.
Justin Welby indicated the fallout of the Makin Review into failures in handling allegations about John Smyth – thought to have been the most prolific serial abuser to be associated with the Church – required “a head to roll”.
