Church of England sex abuse victim urges Archbishop of Canterbury to resign: ‘Do right thing now’

A Church of England sex abuse victim has urged the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to resign.

Pressure is growing on the Archbishop over his failure to act more rigorously over the serial abuser John Smyth.

Mark Stibbe, a victim of Smyth, thought to be the most prolific serial abuser to be associated with the Church, told Channel 4 Newson Monday (11 November): “He didn’t do the right thing.

“He should have made sure the abuse was properly reported to the authorities.”

Mr Stibbe called for Mr Welby to do the “right thing now” and resign.