Church warned Welby resignation ‘tip of the iceberg’ as pressure grows over sex abuse scandal

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby stood down in the wake of the John Smyth scandal - (WPA ROTA)

The scandal that led to the resignation of Justin Welby has been called “just the tip of the iceberg”, as one bishop warned the Church of England is “not a safe institution”.

Jayne Ozanne, a prominent LGBT+ campaigner who sat on the Archbishops’ Council, said the resignation of Justin Welby, had to be a “watershed moment” for the Church.