Tag: john-smyth
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A Scandal Without an Apology
The Makin Review, which was published in November 2024, showed that many Christian leaders failed to act rightly in response to John Smyth’s abuse of boys and young men. Smyth’s criminal misconduct is summarised in the review as follows: “John Smyth was an appalling abuser of children and young men. His abuse was prolific, brutal and…
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St Ebbe’s and the Smyth Scandal: An Inadequate Response
In a recent interview, the Bishop of Winchester commented on the Iwerne camps at the centre of the John Smyth abuse scandal. He said, “That whole world of those camps was fairly enclosed, self-referential and not a world that I ever belonged to. … How those networks function is probably something you can only really…
