The Archbishop of Canterbury’s former chaplain has become the first serving bishop to step back from her role after a report into the Church’s handling of a child sexual abuse scandal.
The Bishop for Episcopal Ministry in the Anglican Communion, the Right Rev Dr Jo Bailey Wells, was asked to step away from ministry after the publication of a review into the Anglican clergy’s failure to stop the serial child abuser John Smyth.
On Tuesday morning, the Diocese of London confirmed that Bishop Dr Bailey Wells had been asked to temporarily pause her ministry pending a “safeguarding risk assessment”.
This article says it is “pending a safeguarding risk assessment”. But no one suggests JBW is a current risk. Victims call for those who knew in 2013 to be held to account for HISTORIC failings. This is what the NST seems incapable of @JanetEastham https://t.co/dP3tC8rwjb
— Graham (@Graham1munro) December 3, 2024