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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over sex abuse scandal : NPR

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Bu içerik, Anglikan İttifakının manevi lideri Canterbury Başpiskoposunun cinsel istismar skandalıyla ilgili olarak istifasını içeriyor. İnceleme, Justin Welby’nin seri fiziksel ve cinsel istismar hakkında polise bilgi vermediğini ortaya koydu. John Smyth’un 1970’lerden itibaren 100’den fazla erkek çocuğu ve genç erkeği istismar ettiği belirtiliyor. Welby, 2013 yılında İngiltere Kilisesi’nin başına geçtikten sonra Smyth’un iddia edilen istismarını öğrendiğinde yetkililere bildirmediği için eleştirildi ve istifa etti. İstifası, Kilise’nin değişime ihtiyacını ne kadar ciddiye aldığını ve daha güvenli bir kilise oluşturma konusundaki kararlılığını vurgulamayı amaçlıyor. Canterbury Başpiskoposu olarak Welby, Anglikan İttifakının manevi lideriydi ve İngiltere Kilisesi kökenli küresel kiliseler topluluğuydu. Smyth’un kurbanlarından biri olan Andrew Morse, Welby’nin istifasının kilisenin kurbanlarla ilişkilerini onarmak için bir fırsat olduğunu belirtiyor.

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The Archbishop of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, has resigned over his handling of a sex abuse scandal.

An investigation found that Justin Welby failed to inform police about serial physical and sexual abuse.

According to a report released last week, John Smyth abused more than 100 boys and young men, beginning in the 1970s.

Archbishop Justin Welby failed to report Smyth to authorities when he learned of the alleged abuse after becoming the head of the Church of England in 2013.

In a statement Welby said he “must take personal and institutional responsibility” for failing to report the abuse.

“I hope this decision makes clear how seriously the Church of England understands the need for change and our profound commitment to creating a safer church,” Welby said. “As I step down I do so in sorrow with all victims and survivors of abuse.”

As Archbishop of Canterbury, Welby was the spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, a global body of churches rooted in the Church of England. The Episcopal Church is the U.S. branch of the communion.

Welby had been under increasing pressure to resign over his handling of the accusations against Smythe.

On Monday, Bishop of Newcastle Helen-Ann Hartley called on Welby to resign, telling the BBC that taking that step would “be a very clear indication that a line has been drawn.”

“I think rightly people are asking the question ‘Can we really trust the Church of England to keep us safe?'” Hartley said. “And I think the answer at the moment is ‘No.'”

Andrew Morse — a survivor of Smyth’s abuse — says that Welby’s resignation is a chance for the church to repair some of the damage with victims.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over sex abuse scandal : NPR
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