No action against cleric named in Makin review AN ALLEGATION of misconduct, made under the Clergy Discipline Measure (CDM), against the Revd John Woolmer, a cleric named in the Makin report, will not proceed to a tribunal. Last February, the National Safeguarding Team (NST) sought permission f...

An allegation of misconduct, made under the Clergy Discipline Measure (CDM), against the Revd John Woolmer, a cleric named in the Makin report, will not proceed to a tribunal

#MakinReview #JohnSmyth #churchnews #churchtimes

TV review: See No Evil Jayne Manfredi on the harrowing story of the serial abuser John Smyth

“The critical elements of Smyth’s character are revealed as charm and magnetism, dominance and power, narcissism and sadism.”

Jayne Manfredi on the harrowing story of the serial abuser #JohnSmyth

#tvreview 📺

Bluesky

Excellent if heartbreaking @channel4news.bsky.social #JohnSmyth documentary. @cathynewman.bsky.social deserves an award for showing insidious control, coercion within family and church.

Am I the only person not accepting the explanation from #JohnSmyth wife about why she stayed with him & did nothing to stop his abuse? I found her inauthentic & manipulative. #SeeNoEvil.

Bloody hell. This @channel4tv.bsky.social documentary about #JohnSmyth is horrific. Utterly horrific!

Those poor children and young men. Dreadful. Dreadful #JohnSmyth

What a vile, sadistic bastard. #JohnSmyth

"Serial Abuser #JohnSmyth's Wife Speaks for First Time in Channel 4 Documentary"
Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social
10 Dec 2025 [0:06:11]
#ChurchOfEngland #CoE #Cult
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/wsx3zwof40ymIOJjO7fogA

‘I am so ashamed’ says John Smyth’s widow in Channel 4 documentary See No Evil, produced by Passion Pictures, includes interviews both with survivors of Smyth’s abuse and with his family

Anne Smyth, the widow of John Smyth, the man thought to be the most prolific serial abuser to be associated with the Church of England, has spoken for the first time publicly, in a #Channel4 documentary broadcast on Wednesday

#johnsmyth #abuse #churchofengland #churchnews #churchtimes

In this expanded and revised new edition, respected journalist and broadcaster Andrew Graystone tells the true story of John Smyth QC, a high-flying barrister who exploited his role in the church to abuse more than a hundred men and boys.

🔗 Click the link in the bio to find out more.

#JohnSmyth

All Makin recommendations to be implemented, three of them partially, says C of E interim report Church’s Makin Recommendations Task and Finish Group, which has met four times, is due to deliver a final report in summer 2026

All 27 recommendations of the #Makin review will be accepted by the #ChurchofEngland, the group tasked with responding to the review has announced

#churchnews #makinreview #johnsmyth

National Safeguarding Team seek disciplinary proceedings against a further Makin cleric Statement says a new application is being brought against the Revd Iain Broomfield, a former chair of the Titus Trust, who was also criticised in the Makin report

The Church of England’s National #Safeguarding Team (NST) has sought permission to bring a further out-of-time complaint under the Clergy Discipline Measure (CDM) in light of the #Makin review, it was announced on Tuesday

#johnsmyth #clergydiscipline #churchnews

Of course #JustinWelby would forgive #JohnSmyth. If you've proper Christians in your family, you'd have heard forgive the sinner, not the sin. It's odd that the pundits on #bbclaurak don't understand that. Forgiveness doesn't mean let person go & forget about it.
#TrevorPhillips

#AndrewCornes et al will potentially face a CDM, as the new #ClergyConductMeasure perhaps won’t become law till 2026.
#Makin #JohnSmyth

Cornes needs replacing on the #CrownNominationsCommission now. Abackup is needed for the appointment process for the next #ArchbishopofCanterbury

In 2021 @Graham1munro.bsky.social raised this re #JohnSmyth.

#AndrewCornes was one of those who knew.

Now, in 2025, believe it or not, Cornes is *still* a member of the central #CrownNominationsCommission, set to choose a successor to #JustinWelby (who resigned for so much less). #Makin #CofE

The #ChurchofEngland has not even reached the starting-point (my blog post after yesterday's #GeneralSynod vote on #safeguarding): symonhill.org/2025/02/12/t...
#sexualabuse #JohnSmyth

John Smyth, Jeremy Gauntlett and the shame of the Anglican Church The worst known abuse scandal in the Anglican Church’s history arrived squarely on South African shores. Evidence suggests they may have messed it up - twice over.

The #AnglicanChurch has hushed up the activities of paedophile #JohnSmyth in the UK, Zimbabwe and South Africa for decades. Parents, never let your kids have private meetings with religious leaders, sports coaches etc. 😔

www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

youtu.be/POt5nNFaM-Q?...

They LIED to you about Andrew, Epstein & the BBC - Sonia Poulton

I don't think we will ever know the full Jeffrey Epstein story. His secrets are still being protected. Don't think Sean Combs will stay silent for much longer. #Savile #JohnSmyth #BishopBall #HarveyWeinstein

"#JohnSmyth : Unholy Predator -Video Analysis"
Narcissism & Psychopathy with HG Tudor
25 Nov 2024 [0:12:52]
#ChurchOfEngland #CoE #Cult
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/xQYY1cQPWE2koFm5qt7Ztw

Absolute injustice to #ThomasWhite The ridiculousness of protecting the public from a man who stole a phone whilst #JustinWellby and system couldn’t protect the innocent from #JohnSmyth. #JusticeDelayedIsJusticeDenied #JusticeForThomasWhite #ClaraWhite

Church abuse scandal: my dad the abuser 'He was a master manipulator whose abuse spanned 40 years in three different countries.' The words of John Smyth’s son PJ - one of his earliest victims - in an exclusive interview with this programme.

This is a harrowing watch, whether you ever met #JohnSmyth and went to a #Iwerne camp with the encouragement of your private school as I did or not. Thanks @cathynewman.bsky.social, @andrewgraystone.bsky.social et al www.channel4.com/news/the-wor...

#JohnSmyth

I'm not religious but seriously this #johnsmyth story is absolutely horrendous. Can all the guilty people just please go and self-report to the nearest Police station so I don't have to read any more about it? I'd just like one bit of my childhood to survive the least bit of historical scrutiny.

Peter Brookes @BrookesTimes @TheTimes #cartoon #JustinWelby #ArchbishopOfCanterbury #ChildAbuse #JohnSmyth #ChurchOfEngland – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

Dave Brown @DaveBrownToons @Independent #cartoon #JustinWelby #ArchbishopOfCanterbury #ChildAbuse #JohnSmyth #ChurchOfEngland – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

Those Christians eh?

#JustinWelby #JohnSmyth #ChurchOfEngland #Cult

www.youtube.com/watch?v=35K6...

#Dutchyfiles,
#PrinceAndrew's new, unknown patron,
Archbishop #JustinWelby resigns bc of a child abuse scandal #johnsmyth
- what a week, what a year!
How many more scandals can the #RoyalFamily survive? I have been keeping track of this year:
drive.google.com/file/d/1JAr0...

Another Jimmy Savile moment, only do something about it after the perpetrator died! #JohnSmyth It's time they actually did the same as they did after Savile, investigate every single church leader in the UK! They accused so many TV personalities, comedians & even singers.