Former Anglican Bishop Says He Doesn't Believe Justin Welby After Scathing Report

[@terryjacob8169]

Welby should be sacked and charged with perverting the course of justice.

[@nikwalker7495]

Absolutely he should resign, along with his pet 'advisors' who participated in the cover up...and it was a cover up for many years.

[@me38443]

@@nikwalker7495 He wont resign until the last possible moment thinking it will all blow over as his ego rules his decisions.

[@Scottssly]

Good men do nothing?

[@MarjorieDuncan-lk7lz]

Well said & perhaps any "golden handshake" on his leaving should be withheld from him, perhaps like Huw Edwards he will get substanial pension??

[@nikwalker7495]

​@me38443 He was convinced his figment in the sky was going make all the unpleasantness just go away...unfortunately seems his direct boss kicked him to the curb.

[@jacquelinebailey3637]

They don't want their comfortable little lives being upturned. Makes one sick to the stomach.

[@observersnt]

Or their lucrative pensions and retirement accommodation.

[@sandramilligan2200]

The ongoing problem with Welby is that there is NOT AN OUNCE OF RELIGION in him……..He should have been gone years ago….He humiliates the church

[@ant7936]

There's plenty of religion. But no Christianity.

[@fossilfishleg9188]

No, this is a part of religion.

[@karenlartigue2905]

He doesn't appear to have an ounce of spirituality in him only a very left-leaning ambitious streak. Of course he should leave but as someone else commented I am afraid the rot is very deep and will the next person be any better.

[@remainanonymous93]

This evil has been going on in the Church for decades. It is impossible that previous Archbishops who had plenty of Christianity in them didn't know. And considering the relationship between Savile and the current head of the Church ie King Charles, I bet everyone including the Queen knew what was happening. Everyone chose to protect the monsters that were doing this. What exactly was the relationship between Savile and the Royal family. He must have been vetted before being allowed anywhere near them. They all know. Prince Philip was a very big nonce, his son Charles is no different. This is Britain.

[@davidpollard1139]

​@@remainanonymous93Saville was protected by politicians.

[@OllyB-rt7rw]

Welby is arrogant and self righteous. If he had a moral compass, he would resign immediately. These people make me sick to my stomach

[@williambarnes3868]

If he had a moral compass he would have carried out a proper investigation in the first place.

[@marthaanderson2967]

@@williambarnes3868A basic & decent reaction to learning that kind of news !

[@anonnemo2504]

Me too. The C of E's decline pre-dates Welby by decades but he has made things much worse for the "established" church with his ridiculous utterances, the overreaching of his brief, and now this. Good luck with getting any successor who will be any better. The long march of the left through our institutions has singled out the C of E for special attention and it is now beyond any redemption.

[@WHU63]

Hopefully the COE manage to elect a " Christian" as Archbishop when Welby goes.

[@fossilfishleg9188]

@@WHU63 He is a Christian and acts accordingly.

[@G4NoChallenge]

Not only should he go but he should also lose the lifelong substantial 'pension' he will get from the church!

[@pattykake7195]

Absolutely…👍🏽

[@susanmarch1661]

Unfortunately the devil looks after his own

[@observersnt]

@@susanmarch1661 100%

[@carolynsimpson412]

He gets a salary of £85 per annum and is worth £3million. Sack him and take away his pension. Money talks to Welby. He is not a Christian.

[@dianewaller5836]

​@@carolynsimpson412money talks to already wealthy people.

[@lavender4247]

These poor souls who were abused

[@rottenbeggar]

Welby should be sacked asap '& then questioned by the police!

[@WHU63]

Correct. His title doesn't put him above the Law.

[@tommot7236]

Don't wait for him to resign for God's sake - just sack him. The church should take control of the situation and do what's right.

[@MarjorieDuncan-lk7lz]

Perhaps he didn't want to retire because of financial reasons, was he holding on to increase his pension, if he is due a "golden handshake" on leaving that should be withheld but no trust in any establishment instutions Huw Edwards still got his sibstancial pension!!

[@waza987]

@@tommot7236who are you talking to. The only person who can sack him is the King and I doubt he watches this on KZbin

[@rhysjaggar4677]

You think the police operate independently of King Charles?

[@Dantegrey1]

The Archbishop of Woke was following the "Silence is Violence"-playbook, when it came to the seperatist Black Lives Matter movement. Not so much, when it came to the children.

[@JanH74]

Well said!

[@JacquelineIthell-t7s]

RELIGION RIGHT BACK ,IS AND HAS BEEN STEEPED IN THIS BEHAVIOUR WAKE UP

[@robertturner1507]

Well said!

[@DeneMonkey]

Clearly you don’t know what woke means lol

[@Triz-c2j]

​@JacquelineIthell-t7s It's not 'religion' - it's the state of the Church. What took place would hardly be described as based on Christian principle(!).

[@mickeymcwilliam5930]

He has ruined the Church of England ,A BEAST OF A MAN.

[@DeneMonkey]

Really? Lol

[@swagmanandy]

The church of england ruined the church of England, the LACK of capitals is deliberate.

[@Le_Trouvere]

@@DeneMonkey Yes, he's not orthodox or biblical in his teaching at all, quite the opposite in fact he's been changing things so much in Anglican church teaching that it's the quickest diminishing church behind the church of Scotland in the UK and now it turns out he's been keeping silent about a monster for over a decade.... He's part of the reason i turned to Catholicism and many more like me, many going to Orthodox church too. Rumour has it our late Queen was a closeted catholic and the king has Orthodox sympathies. Church of England is falling apart. It has been since gay marriage and Women priests/bishops been allowed.

[@DeneMonkey]

@@Le_Trouvere so you blaming the LGBT and equality than to blame the abuser?

[@mickeymcwilliam5930]

@@Le_Trouvere The evangelical churches are thriving in Scotland.

[@philosophyweb]

Resigning is too easy. He should be questioned by the police. We are dealing with criminal acts here. If he covered up these crimes he is an accessory after the fact. If he knew they were happening and failed to prevent them when he could have, he is complicit.

[@WHU63]

This is like the Church version of the BBC with Saville.

[@lindacollett5784]

He is protected and the met are not on the side of the people . We must all wake up to this

[@rhysjaggar4677]

Do you think the police should also question the Monarch? He is, after all the Head of the Church of England. Blame the CEO but exonerate the Chairman? Is that it????

[@lindacollett5784]

@ Not sure they would do that . The police met are not what we think

[@melly9037]

I always wondered why he was such a lover of Starmer. Now I know.

[@ROSEMARYHEATHER-m7h]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 PDO STARMER.

[@melly9037]

​@@ROSEMARYHEATHER-m7hcorrect 🙌🏻🤷‍♀️👍🏻

[@ant7936]

Birds of a feather.....

[@janeepooley]

Protect children at all costs

[@bobjackson4720]

Welby turned a great institution into a pathetic weak shadow of it's former self.

[@melly9037]

Flipping well said 👏🏻 👍🏻

[@MarkBlackburn-fd4bu]

He was planted their to do just that! Look at his connections...

[@GeorgeMorgan-w9y]

It was already rotten before this creature,Rowan Williams before him was the same,both political appointments to further an agenda.

[@LukVik]

Great institution 🤔??? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@merlin7654]

A great institution full of institutional abuse going back hundreds of years. Should be closed down.

[@Marc-c4i]

And welby had the cheek to criticise previous governments for asylum policy’s at the same time defending pedos Just like stammer

[@JosephineNuttall]

Funny that .....

[@iancarrington1967]

Perverting the course of justice by remaining silent . Jail time needed.

[@jackiethompson5805]

Well said Gavin !! 👏

[@Merrymangos]

Shame on welby

[@jainjain1258]

Welby knew in 2013 & did nothing he even refused to speak to the victims. Resign this is disgraceful.

[@rhysjaggar4677]

Jimmy Savile was in the Royal family's inner circle from the 1960s and they didn't do a single thing about him, did they? What do you say should happen to the royal family as a result of that?? Or are they miraculously sweet little innocent ignorant souls, despite having the greatest tentacles of power of anyone in the UK?

[@malcolmleyland7610]

This chap spoke it correctly.well stated.👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@paulineshone6069]

He's not a Christian. It's a prestigious well paid 'job'.

[@LukVik]

I am sorry 😞 but his behavior is very standard in any religion 😢!!!!

[@observersnt]

@@LukVik Jesus wasn’t like that. He too was disgusted by the organised religion of his day that conspired to crucify him. We cannot make the hypocrisy of others justification for rejecting God

[@merlin7654]

​@@observersnthe wasn't that disgusted he had a last meal for all of his followers even knowing one of them would betray him (Judas), he was just too forgiving or naive to do anything about it.

[@sarahandrews5611]

There was something about him I never trusted, this is why. Shame on him and all the others that covered this up.

[@lucius4556]

Yes !

[@SeniorScooby]

Mr Ashendon is a brilliant man, a great loss to the church. 100% correct about everything he said. 👏👏👏👏

[@giovanniserafino1731]

Absolutely brilliant! Most certainly a loss to the Anglican Communion, but a tremendous blessing to the Catholic Church.

[@claireryan8074]

He is a beacon of light.

[@mishkamum]

I could listen to him speak all day. Such wisdom, goodness and a wonderful voice

[@HoldFast-r7g]

He came home to the one true Church, but which has plenty of people problems as well.

[@georgesaguelton5751]

@@HoldFast-r7g "The One True Church" of Rome is hypocritical and plagued by abuse scandals just like the Church of England. Holy Orthodoxy is the true Biblical and Traditional path, free from doctrines invented by the Western churches.

[@BillR510]

A person actually talking great sense.

[@andrewphilip3308]

Ashenden is a very rational Catholic.

[@series2J]

I agree,Gavin Ashenden talks sense.Welby will be trying to hang on with his finger tips,don't want to lose his nicely nicely life.

[@MargaretBrady-e9x]

Welby should resign today! This is just horrific that he knew abour this evil man years ago! Many leaders of thw Church of England would have known about Smyth's child abuse decades ago! Welby has covered this up for years! Good that our local Bishop of Newcastle has said he must resign now! Welby has been a disaster for the Church of England with his wokeness and opinions!

[@fifisuki1876]

Welby should be 'Sacked' today...

[@jenlovesbooks]

@@fifisuki1876 exactly, I agree completely.

[@rhysjaggar4677]

Do you think Prince Charles, now King Charles, knew all about it? He is now the Defender of Faiths, after all.

[@RJ-ql6ff]

Welby lost his faith a long time ago, if he ever had it to start with. Welby has a very big pension when he reitres so he's not going anywhere.

[@GaryHyde-de2dd]

Too pally with King Charles for him to be sacked or forced out.

[@lesgamester7356]

Remember Reverend Peter Ball? Then Archbishop ignored it until he couldn't.

[@jazura2]

He's resigned

[@GaryHyde-de2dd]

​@@jazura2👍👍

[@visionlandmusic]

Well said Gavin Ashendon. A genuine Christian.

[@christopherhaigh7899]

Can they appoint someone with actual Christian values next time.

[@tinygold772]

@@christopherhaigh7899 if they had Christian values they would not go and live in Lambeth palace for free, take the £85k yearly salary and amass a personal wealth of millions as all archbishops have done before him.

[@rhysjaggar4677]

Did you ever imagine asking Jesus whether he would bow down before an hereditary monarch who founded his own church after the Pope excommunicated him?

[@peterjones3557]

@@rhysjaggar4677 What would Jesus say about the corrupt practices of the Roman Catholic Church?

[@johanvandersandt8904]

Can Welby be criminally charged for this? He should be.

[@AnthonyBRADFORD-s3q]

not sure if he can be

[@lindacollett5784]

@@AnthonyBRADFORD-s3q He will be protected

[@rhysjaggar4677]

Perhaps he would precipitate a constitutional crisis by revealing how much the Monarch knew and how long ago?

[@lindacollett5784]

@ I do not think so . This will be hushed up ! It’s evil

[@johanvandersandt8904]

@@lindacollett5784 Most likely.

[@melly9037]

The church is in trouble anyway, so he needs to do what is best for the church, not himself. If he loves our church so much, he should stand down now!

[@heathermcdougall8023]

My husband is Irish, and he sees clearly that the CoE has done exactly what was done by Catholic clergy in Ireland, cover up and more cover up.

[@anonnemo2504]

Yes, the C of E's decline pre-dates Welby by decades but he has made things much worse for the "established" church with his ridiculous utterances, the overreaching of his brief, and now this. Good luck with getting any successor who will be any better. The long march of the left through our institutions has singled out the C of E for special attention and it is now beyond any redemption.

[@WHU63]

​@@anonnemo2504I can't really argue against what you've said. I'm just praying for a Revival of the Christian faith within the church. A lot of the rot is in the hierarchy and there are still good clergy and laity in many places.

[@anonnemo2504]

@@WHU63 Perhaps so, but those at that level have little power or influence. Good luck with your prayers.

[@klockwood3441]

So proof that Welby knew. I believe he is a complicit. He should be sacked and not allowed to resign. The police need to interview him under caution.

[@cindyfaulkner5725]

Any of those in the Church who knew about this or are siding with Welby should all resign, they have no place in our Church.

[@rhysjaggar4677]

Will that include the Defender of Faiths?

[@simplesimon182]

And get him out of the house of lords as well.

[@rhysjaggar4677]

You may be forced to demand King Charles vacate Buck House if events conspire against you, you know.

[@ashleymoore1099]

He should be charged for covering up sexual assaults for decades .

[@davepugh2519]

So should all the other bishops, popes etc - they all know what goes on.

[@cliveharrison4507]

Well said Gavin

[@mikeford1273]

Welby is as guilty by negligence as the monster he protected

[@RichardIIfan]

He's gone. He shouldn't get a peerage.

[@rhystic628]

He has terribly harmed the church and all those people who rely on the church. Despicable.

[@willmatthews878]

Matthew 18:6 Clearly, Welby is ignoring his Boss, too. That's if he believes in Jesus, which, given the current state of the CofE, is not guaranteed by any measure.

[@debbieatkinson6072]

He should be fired, end of, no excuses.

[@rubycorman469]

Pure evil ! He should resign immediately and face charges .

[@mrbaker7443]

I’d say Smyth’s actions were pure evil; Welby’s are cowardice.

[@Greensleeves1234]

I've never thought he was a Christian.

[@lastthingsministry]

The Lord tells us to judge a tree by its fruit and warned us of wolves. The Lord rebuke him!

[@stephenhaywood5672]

Oh he just resigned. Good riddance

[@marilyncatling6866]

Disgraceful lack of action. Sack Welby now!

[@belindachambers7585]

Thank you for speaking out! OUT with all the cruel criminals! For the Zimbabwean teenager found floating in a pool and any and everyone that suffered at all- Bless anyone who stood up, spoke out and did all they could to stop these atrocities. May the light shine bright in every dark corner and the day dawn when no one bows to these horrors🕊🌈♥️

[@cherryrotella3714]

An enabler pure and simple!

[@melvyncox8488]

And you wonder why people don’t go to church anymore this has been going on for years.disgusting the lot of them .

[@annother3350]

it was infiltrated long ago

[@pattykake7195]

The smart ones don’t….👍🏽👍🏽

[@kerriferguson2023]

Identities are not the church. It is up to each individual to search out for themselves those who are preaching the Gospel correctly and who are exhibiting the fruits of the Spirit. Each person is responsible for their own behaviour and it is a cop-out to leave the church because of these bad apples. It is the duty of Christians to weed these fellows out and not to throw in the towel.

[@T1M6]

Appalling for the victims to be ignored in this way.

[@keithlevoir608]

If he had done it to one of my children I would be in prison

[@k.kirchmann4967]

Same here brother!!!

[@oldcrow-iw3kc]

I wonder how many favours Welby will be calling in in order to get away with it. No doubt Charles will refuse to condemn him.

[@observersnt]

Charles is a better advocate of Islam than Christianity. He’s been the patron of Islamic studies at Oxford University SINCE 1993!!!! He got the funding for Finsbury Park mosque. He has a Quranic themed garden. He said he wants more Islamic teachers in British schools as they teach with their hearts not their minds. He said recently he “Reveres” Islam. He had the ancient coronation vow wording changed to “ defender of faiths,” from the original “defender of the faith.” He sanctioned the flying of the Palestinian flag from Westminster Abbey earlier this year. As head of the Church of England these are heretical behaviour. Surely now it is time to disconnect church from state!

[@rhysjaggar4677]

@@observersnt It was fairly heretical at the time for Henry VIII to be excommunicated from the Catholic Church, only to found the Church of England, you know. He was excommunicated for demanding more divorces than the Pope was prepared to grant. If you're going to get rid of the Monarch's role in the COfE, why not just remerge it into the Catholic Faith?

[@observersnt]

@ with absolute respect, I think Anglican and Catholic, despite their merits, are both heretical. Although I’ve been a committed Christian for over 58 years, I would never join either. That’s not in any way to insult those that are Catholic or Anglican. I have found over all these years that the denominations themselves become a god, albeit unwittingly and with the sincerest of motives, but adherents make the religion a god that keeps them from God though they would strenuously deny this. With respect

[@alanpearson7554]

If Welby is a Christian then my head is a pickled onion - I don't smell any vinegar!

[@kristinetaylor3290]

Bishop Helen Ann Hartley 3 cheers for honesty. Shame on the institution.

[@margueritespringer3687]

If only there were more mem in the church like this man you interviewed

[@roslewis9923]

Thank goodness he’s going to resign. When he goes I will feel at peace to return to the Anglican Church.

[@williamoates1754]

Never said anything about Starmer and Reeves attack on pensioners either. He must have known about this abuse, he should go.

[@EvaHoosen]

Please relate this story to us the public about the abuse of pensioners by Starmer and Reeves.

[@williamoates1754]

@@EvaHoosen Can't you read? The abuse was perpetrated by John Smythe and known by the Anglican Church Heirachy. Starmer and Reeves blatant attack on pensioners was the raid on Winter heating allowance. It has been mild so far, but wait until the deaths start occuring. Welby was conspicuous by his silence.

[@joffey1212]

Surely the police should investigate ,he is complicit,

[@melanytodd2929]

Of course he is.

[@rhysjaggar4677]

You may find the whole Edifice of State Apparatus will come tumbling down. Welby will know where an awful lot of bodies are buried.

[@Elaine-dh1os]

This is disgusting! He must go !

[@BrianWMay]

He should have been sacked, surely it's gross misconduct.

[@trevortrevortsr2]

Thousands of abused kids will shed a tear tonight that another figure who should have protected them gets to resign on a fat pension.

[@anglohero6295]

Always thought Welby was a wrong ‘un. That man has long brought the church on its knees.

[@ivorjizzload5643]

Failure to report a crime is a crime. He should be prosecuted if he didn't report it.

[@jenniferbate9682]

Just sack him! Surely we don’t wait for him to resign?

[@rhysjaggar4677]

Maybe MI6 has stuff on the Royals that show they knew all about Savile for decades and covered it up? If Welby and MI6 are close, who knows how that might play out?

[@williambarnes3868]

Welby is not the first and probably wont be the last, Archbishop to cover up the child molesters in the CoE. He should have the decency to speak out and resign forthwith. This lack of investigation into this child molester, who was well known, is a disgrace and Welby should be sacked and held to account for his lack of action. Charles as the head of the CoE should take action and sack him!

[@EvaHoosen]

😢are you referring to weak charles, who prefers money before any moral obligation.

[@Rebecca-m6j]

A complete creep who's benefitted personally and professionally by hiding this abuse.

[@Christine-ry1qq]

He’ll get away with it, they always do! I mean it’s not like he wrote something in the heat of the moment on-line , is it ??!!

[@philippedley5073]

Nice one, I love it.

[@Blueyes7786]

Woe be to Welby when in stands in front of the Judge of all Judges 🔥

[@robinburn4974]

He won't resign he's an egotist, he'll have to be pushed

[@hharrison-parker1606]

What an excellent speaker. The church is finished in the UK.

[@eclectic_gamer]

Welby has said he has thought about it and doesn't think he needs to stand down, WE ARE NOT ASKING WE ARE FUCKING TELLING.

[@rhysjaggar4677]

What do you feel about Benjamin Netanyahu's crimes? You seem to be quite fervent where morals are concerned....

[@paulineinnes5319]

He should go straight to prison.

[@celticRicky]

Shut down these woke bishops who have harmed the country and it's people.

[@sagrammyfour]

Welby has chosen whom he will serve, he has revealed in his actions and words he's the devil's own. Christians of the UK, STAND UP FOR JESUS!

[@robertdlucas7418]

He needs some jail time for being complicit in crimes.

[@glakiteejit1718]

Welby is a self serving arrogant narcissist …belongs behind bars for his part in this disgusting cover up .

[@rhysjaggar4677]

Do you think the Monarch should spend time 'At His Own Pleasure' too?

[@bluedragon7925]

The senior clerics who advised him not to resign must go too. Difficult to understand why he has remained in post for so long on multiple issues. He has basically presided over the biggest decline and division the worldwide Anglican communion has ever experienced. The Church of England part is as doomed as the last Tory government. How can it now be reformed?

[@stephenhaywood5672]

If he had any integrity he would have resigned. Zero respect for Welby

[@ninianmacmillan-keith7435]

How the mighty fall. He has been a disaster as Archbishop of Canterbury Good riddance to bad rubbish

[@jenniferbloom9692]

Jail time is in order here.

[@fatbelly27]

Hopefully can share prayer time with his old friend Paula Vennells

[@melly9037]

You know what? I bet Welby has been in the King's ear on behalf of starmer and explains so much, my god they seem to be all in on it.

[@Regnedi]

Justin doesn't even believe in GOD. Why is he still the head of the Anglican church?

[@brittonjames3335]

Shame on you Welby.

[@janecartmale2884]

By ignoring it, he was actually letting it happen and so became part of it.

[@hughdoyle7059]

"the church of England is a social institution, not a religious one" Sir Humphrey!

[@tinygold772]

@@hughdoyle7059 yes it is, and it’s a middle class social institution at that. I’ve tried church but working class people don’t fit in. That’s why only 1% of UK population now attend church

[@rhysjaggar4677]

@@tinygold772 Church is like being back in school. Teacher hectors to you all, you all learn your lines and you find out the hard way that the Church elders are low-level versions of MI5, being peepshow perverts sidling up to you and intimating they know things about you.

[@dougy6237]

The C of E is not a "Church" as it severed itself from apostolic succession. It is simply one of many and various Protestant sects.

[@mathewduffy5827]

He should be locked up covering up sex abuse

[@robinsoncrusoejr7089]

Drip, drip, drip…Flood. It will all come out eventually. The establishment protects these wrongdoers, time and time again. People aren’t stupid. The network of evil is going to come crashing down very soon.

[@melanytodd2929]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❣️

[@lilachart6371]

As Christians we are taught discernment and to stand firm in Faith and Scripture ...beware of false teachers and wolves in sheeps clothing..

[@observersnt]

@@lilachart6371 Ephesians 6:12 - For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

[@SallyHicks-k5q]

No wonder church attendance is down. A place of sanctuary and refuge????????????????????

[@hildatrellis907]

At last, a Bishop sticking up for what is right……even if he is retired. He’s right, that a swift resignation is required. Welby should resign but I doubt his ego will allow it.

[@Mutasis_Mutandis]

He’s a convert to Catholicism, actually. Tune into Catholic Unscripted. KZbin.

[@margaretgreenwood4243]

What is happening about charging the Manchester Airport Two?

[@user-dm5xl8cu6t]

they are trying to work out which brother is the father of the other one

[@robinburn4974]

Neither of them have fathers

[@philippedley5073]

For mentioning this you are more likely to be charged with something than they are.

[@margaretgreenwood4243]

@ Trump will start putting the boot in on Labour. Wait and see

[@joycestewart8685]

DISGUSTING MAN 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@michaelreiss4456]

The fact that the public are only now being made aware of the scale of the abuse proves how effectively this whole scandal was covered up by Welby and the Church.

[@rhysjaggar4677]

Why do you assume that this stopped at Welby? There's a few higher levels of UK society above him.

[@michaelreiss4456]

@ that’s why I wrote “Welby AND the Church”

[@Zoro007]

Just because you're seen praying to God every day doesn't necessarily mean you mean it......

[@ant7936]

To God? Are you sure? Perhaps someone else was listening.

[@Zoro007]

​@@ant7936Many hide behind the cloth..... they'll gladly judge others but do not like being judged themselves....he will be... eventually..!!!!!

[@maryearll3359]

What a star this man is - he's telling the truth. Of course Welby knew about the report before he said he was told.

[@markstarmer3677]

Welby is the reason why congregations are falling. This wokey monster in no Christian.

[@rhysjaggar4677]

Congregations have been falling since 1945. It's not unique to Welby's time.

[@markstarmer3677]

@rhysjaggar4677 agreed, but I think he has done more harm than good to the Anglican church in his tenure.

[@lesleysmith8300]

This is unforgivable. 😢

[@paulhogan9812]

EVERY institution, be it religious or secular, has treated sexual abuse in the same way: ignore, lie, cover Up.

[@villagerintheshire]

My family and I recently tried going to my local minster and 1 of my boys even joined the choristers. Well, after 3 months I feel it safe to say that God has long since left that place - if indeed he was ever there in the first place. Horrible experience..

[@iainrae6159]

Ah ! The mystery of 'faith' is indeed a mystery. 'Too posh to care' a good point!

[@chloeew4627]

The BBC done the same with Saville.

[@rhysjaggar4677]

Arguably, so did the Royal Family. They invited Savile into their inner circle in the 1960s.

[@chloeew4627]

@@rhysjaggar4677 True . And the whole damn lot are funded by taxpayers.

[@EvaHoosen]

The BBC should be held accountable now sooner than later, Saville and bishop Welby are friends of Charles.

[@EvaHoosen]

And the royal family since the 1960s

[@peterfitzsimmons]

Better to deal with sin this side of the grave than to wait until you get measured for a millstone in the next, before our Just Judge.

[@maryhill6237]

The epitome of today's society: accept no responsibility or accountability for anything.