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Victim of serial abuser John Smyth joins calls for archbishop of Canterbury to quit as 10,000 people sign petition

A petition calling on the Archbishop to quit was started by three members of the General Synod.

Editorial: Justin Welby didn’t do enough when told about John Smyth’s sadistic offending – and he knows it

Archbishop of Canterbury faces pressure to resign over mishandling of abuse scandal involving John Smyth in the Church of England.

Justin Welby is facing growing calls to quit over his response to a serial abuser associated with the Church of England.

Justin Welby has defied calls for him to step down after a report into a ‘serial abuser’ in the church

The leader of the world's Anglican communion faced growing pressure on Monday to resign after a damning report which concluded the Church of England had covered up a serial abuse case.

The head of the Church of England, spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, is under pressure to resign after an investigation found he failed to inform police about serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon as he became aware of it

Archbishop of Canterbury has ‘lost confidence of his clergy’ over scandal, vicar warns