In a year of wretched public apologies, Justin Welby beats even Gregg Wallace
Justin Welby’s final speech in the House of Lords on 5 December was not to be his last word on his failures in the handling of the John Smyth child abuse case.Justin Welby’s final speech in the House of Lords on 5 December was not to be his last word on his failures in the handling of the John Smyth child abuse case.
The suggestion of a noble sacrifice by an innocent man with no connection with whatever had “gone wrong” was received so contemptuously that the archbishop finally decided to apply his advanced contrition skills,and other historic offences, to himself. “I would like to apologise wholeheartedly for the hurt that my speech has caused.”
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