Justin Welby resigns as Archbishop of Canterbury over abuse scandal The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, resigned on Tuesday following a review revealing that senior church leaders, including himself, had covered up the abuse of over 100 boys and young men. The abuse was perpetrated by John Smyth, a British lawyer who led Christian summer camps in the 1970s and 1980s. The independent review, released last week, found that despite repeated efforts to expose Smyth's actions, the Church of England failed to take proper action, allowing the abuse to continue both in...