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Justin Welby was 'overwhelmed' by number of child abuse allegations - as he admits he 'got it wrong'

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Justin Welby resigned in November after a review found he failed to properly follow up on reports about serial abuser John Smyth .

Dr Welby said he was overwhelmed by the sheer scale of the child abuse problem within the Church .

He said: "The reality is I got it wrong. As archbishop, there are no excuses".

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