The Church of England's lead bishop for defense, Joanne Grenfell, mentioned the Church of England should make “wholesale adjustments” following the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Archbishop Justin Welby lastly introduced his resignation after days of mounting strain following the discharge of the Makin Report, which mentioned he didn’t report sadistic abuse by the late QC John Smyth to the police regardless of figuring out about it since 2013. The broader Church of England has been accused of “cowl”.
Saying his resignation, Welby mentioned he “should take private and institutional accountability” for the failure and that “stepping apart is in the most effective pursuits of the Church of England”.
Commenting on his resignation, Bishop Grenfell mentioned that in gentle of the shortcomings it was “essential for others to choose up the baton” of safeguarding within the Church of England.
She added that safeguarding is the accountability of everybody within the Church of England and that Welby's resignation “doesn’t absolve” the church from making the mandatory adjustments.
“It’s with unhappiness that I totally respect and perceive Archbishop Justin's determination to resign right this moment. Though Archbishop Justin has helped the Church of England obtain a lot in relation to safeguarding throughout his tenure, the failings recognized within the Makin report now require others to take up the baton,” she mentioned.
“After all, the accountability for good safeguarding within the Church of England rests with every of us. Archbishop Justin's resignation does nothing to alter that and his determination right this moment doesn’t absolve any of us from making the wide-ranging adjustments in tradition and management which are important in each a part of the Church .”
