Justin Welby left his post as head of Anglican Church after an eye-opening report about past abuse came out on nov-7. The ex-oil worker turned religious leader couldnt escape questions about his knowledge of 80s summer-camps abuse scandal
The high-ranking churchman spent about 10 years trying to keep world-wide Anglican group together while dealing with hot-button issues: same-sex blessings and women priests (which made some church members very unhappy). His work included big royal events — like Queen Elizabethʼs funeral and King Charles crown ceremony
I believe it when people say I am the worst Archbishop in history
Before becoming top church leader Welby went to fancy Eton school; worked in oil business for 10+ years then switched to priest work in ʼ92. He had some personal stuff come up too — like finding out Churchillʼs secretary was his real dad about 8 years ago
During his time he did lots of different things:
- Made changes so women could be bishops
- Let churches give blessings to same-sex couples
- Put money towards fixing churchs past slave trade links
- Spoke up about poor people and climate problems
The Makin Report said Welby probably knew something about John Smythʼs bad actions back then; even though he said he didnt know till 2013 — this made him quit on tuesday saying he felt shame about churchʼs past safety problems