In his resignation statement, Welby said the report "exposed the long-maintained conspiracy of silence about the heinous abuses of John Smyth".
He added, when he was told in 2013 that Smyth had been reported to police, "I believed wrongly that an appropriate resolution would follow".
THE GUARDIAN
Justin Welby to quit as archbishop of Canterbury over handling of abuse scandal: Head of Church of England had faced pressure since damning report on cover-up of John Smyth’s abuse »
THE TELEGRAPH:
Archbishop of Canterbury resigns »
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BBC:
Archbishop Justin Welby's statement in full »
