One of the clergy members who launched a petition calling on the Archbishop to resign says the Church is facing an 'enormous crisis' and accountability is needed as bishops currently 'almost act as monarchs within their own diocese'.
The Archbishop of Canterbury was aware of 'really horrific' abuse of 'significant sadistic nature' and should resign, one of the clergy members who launched a petition to get Justin Welby to step down has said. Fr Robert Thompson told Sky News he wasn't certain the Archbishop, who is facing calls to step down after a damning report found the Church of England covered up sexual abuse by a barrister, was 'serious about reform'.
'Monarchs within their own diocese' Fr Thompson said a 'complete culture change' was needed in the episcopacy, while safeguarding must be 'completely independent' as 'we are way now beyond the point at which victims and survivors within the church would accept anything less and trust anything less and that is now the same, I think, for many clergy'.
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