Evidently, he knew about the sex abuse, and did nothing.

He should be defrocked, disgraced, and exiled to Syria.

Archbishop Aymond in New Orleans announced his retirement also. His is evidently because of age. Archbishops are required by Cannon Law to step down at 75

This is good news:

The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has announced that he will step down after facing mounting pressure to quit over his handling of an abuse scandal.

Pressure on Welby has been intensifying since the publication last week of a damning report on the church’s cover-up of John Smyth’s abuse in the UK in the late 1970s and early 80s, and later in Zimbabwe and South Africa. About 130 boys are believed to have been victims.

The independent Makin review into the abuse concluded that he might have been brought to justice had the archbishop formally reported it to police a decade ago.

In a statement posted on social media, Welby said: “Having sought the gracious permission of His Majesty The King, I have decided to resign as Archbishop of Canterbury.

“The Makin Review has exposed the long-maintained conspiracy of silence about the heinous abuses of John Smyth. When I was informed in 2013 and told that police had been notified, I believed wrongly that an appropriate resolution would follow.

“It is very clear that I must take personal and institutional responsibility for the long and retraumatising period between 2013 and 2024.”

https://www.theguardian.com/uk...rchbishop-canterbury

I've been saying much the same thing to anyone who would listen beginning in the 1990's.

1. These are crimes.
2. They should be reported and prosecuted, not "swept under the rug" and hidden.
3. It's not just Catholic priests.

This could have been addressed properly 30 years ago.

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Originally posted by chellim1:
3. It's not just Catholic priests.

Not by a LONG shot.

Catholics, Protestants, Jews, coaches, teachers, Boy Scout leaders, Girl Scout leaders, etc..., etc....

Humans are broken, and capable of the most sinful and illegal actions regardless of their claimed faith or profession. There are very few saints in this world. The solution is not to demonize the organization the individual belongs to but rather to demonize the individual. But, I suppose the former is easier...

When the organization covered it up, it should be burned to the ground along with the molester.

It's always the filthy scumbags in positions of power. Pastors/priests, teachers, coaches, boy scout leaders. They will all burn in hell.