A Church of England bishop has joined calls for the Archbishop of Canterbury to resign after a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church.
The Bishop of Newcastle, Helen-Ann Hartley, is now the highest-ranking Church official to urge the Most Rev Justin Welby to step down, following a "horrific, horrendous, and shocking" report. Mr. Welby faces growing pressure is facing pressure to resign over a damning report into a barrister thought to have been the most prolific serial abuser to be associated with the Church of England.
"Following the petition's launch, Mr Welby said he "reiterates his horror at the scale of John Smyth's egregious abuse, as reflected in his public apology", repeated that he does not intend to resign and said he "hopes the Makin Review supports the ongoing work of building a safer church here and around the world".
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