Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby RESIGNS over ‘heinous’ church abuse scandal
AS 400million watched worldwide, Justin Welby carefully lowered the 22-carat gold crown on to Charles’ head before pronouncing: “God save the King.”Monster John Smyth QC subjected teenage boys to horrific attacks when he ran Christian holiday camps in the 1970s and 1980s999 HELLInvited to a soundproofed shed in his Hampshire garden, Smyth would thrash youngsters whom he deemed to have sinned in a frenzy of sadomasochistic savagery.
One victim said the thrashings drew blood and recalled: “We used to have to wear nappies. The scale and severity of the practice was horrific. I have seen bruised and scored buttocks, some two and a half months after the beating.”Welby worked at summer camps where Smyth is said to have met his victims but insists he was unaware of the abuse allegations until 2013., Smyth preyed on more innocents.
When the damning report was published Welby, who has said it’s “better to be woke than asleep”, thought he could brazen it out and resisted calls to resign. His tin-eared obstinacy was met by a storm of complaint from his usually moderate and genteel Anglican flock.Coleen Rooney lands in Oz ahead of I’m A Celeb and reveals Wayne’s parting words
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