The confessions of Justin Welby

Justin Welby resigned as archbishop of Canterbury in March .

He said he was overwhelmed by the flood of safeguarding cases that flooded his desk in 2013 .

He failed to adequately respond to the case that would ultimately bring his tenure to an end 11 years later .

An independent investigation into the abuses of John Smyth which were first reported to the Church of England in summer 2013 was published last November .

Some abusers deliberately infiltrate priesthood knowing it grants clergy ready access to vulnerable potential victims.

There is also a powerful culture of deference to the dog-collared elite.

Fear that exposing abuse will harm the mission of saving souls; this is lofty, eternity-minded work too important to be threatened by bad press.