Church in South Africa reeling from John Smyth abuse scandal

Allegations of a cover up of decades of abuse by John Smyth has sparked debate within the Anglican Church in South Africa where Smyth spent the final two decades of his life.

The Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba has announced at his local church that he’s looking into an internal inquiry over whether he and the diocese did enough to protect the congregation from Smyth.