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It was my understanding that this matter was reported to the police in Cambridgeshire (in eastern England) and duly passed on to the police in Hampshire where the abuse had occurred,
There have been great steps taken in the safeguarding of the church under his watch, but on this case, perhaps he relied too much on others."
Asked about Welby's omissions, Cottrell said We ... know that some people pretty systematically covered this up, and that those people do need to be brought to account,
Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell, the second-most senior bishop in the Church of England, told BBC Radio One of the boys had a chat with me
The church rector, the Rev Peter Sertin, later warns Mr Welby about Smyth, saying ... and advises him to stay away from Smyth It grieves us deeply that so many people suffered from the continued abuse of John Smyth over many years simply because the church's leadership covered up the abuse, did not uphold the moral teaching of the Bible and the church, and failed to defend the vulnerable,
Kaziimba said in the statement Unfortunately, this is the same compromised leadership that has led to the fabric of the Anglican Communion being torn at its deepest level,
The last few days have renewed my long felt and profound sense of shame at the historic safeguarding failures of the Church of England,
I now find I have additional responsibilities to change the culture and to change the way the church is safeguarded.”
Cottrell, who is expected to step up to the top position in the church until a new archbishop of Canterbury is appointed, said Don’t think one head rolling solves the problem”.
But, in a warning to other church leaders, he added It is frustrating for me because in many ways we have been working really hard at making churches safer places,
What I am really clear on is that just the Archbishop of Canterbury resigning is not going to solve the problem
Julie Conalty, Bishop of Birkenhead and deputy lead bishop for safeguarding said Yes (that is enough) because he has resigned for the institutional failings.
Those who actively covered this up (should resign), which was not bishops
Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell said Jesus Christ is the source of reconciliation and healing for individuals and society."
Offering his services to break the impasse, Welby said The culture of cover-up has been part of the problem on serious abuse allegations for far too long and I’m glad that the Archbishop of Canterbury has taken responsibility,
Standards in public life are the glue that holds us together – we need to rediscover them and abide by them."
Quick to tour the TV studios, Welby said We need to be able to trust our national institutions, particularly in times of great trouble."
What I think the survivor group would like is more resignations because that means more accountability,
I think it's sad that it's taken so long for meaningful action to take place."
A member of the Church’s parliament, the General Synod, who had started a petition calling for Welby's resignation, said It’s something that’s been brewing for the last 24 hours at least,
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