Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, announced his resignation following a devastating report detailing systematic sexual abuse within the Church of England, primarily involving lawyer John Smyth, who is accused of assaulting over 130 boys from the 1970s to 2010. An investigation revealed that church leaders had knowledge of these allegations as early as the 1980s but chose to conceal them. Welby’s resignation is framed as part of the church’s commitment to ensuring safety and acknowledging past failures, responding to calls from Anglican leaders for accountability following the report’s findings.