Justin Welby will officially quit in early January over failures in handling a Church of England abuse scandal.
A children's charity has rejected a Christmas donation from outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. The Children's Society said it had 'respectfully decided' not to accept the donation, saying that doing so would not be consistent with its work in supporting victims of child sexual abuse. Mr Welby - who will officially quit in early January over failures in handling a Church of England abuse scandal - made the offer in an annual e-card for the festive season.
' Mr Welby announced last month he was resigning from his role in the wake of the Makin Review into the handling of allegations against serial abuser John Smyth. Across five decades in three different countries, involving as many as 130 boys and young men in the UK and Africa, Smyth is said to have subjected his victims to traumatic physical, sexual, psychological, and spiritual attacks, permanently marking their lives.
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