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Archbishop of Canterbury faces pressure to resign over Church abuse scandal

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Anglican priest Giles Fraser said the Most Rev Justin Welby had "lost the confidence of his clergy" Three members of the Church ’s parliament - the General Synod - have started a petition calling for Mr Welby to resign over his "failures" to report John Smyth QC's "abhorrent" abuse of boys and young men at Christian summer camps.

Review of Church's handling of Smyth 's case said he could have been brought to justice for decades of abuse before his death in 2018 .

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74

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32

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semi-formal

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English

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47

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