Children's charity REJECTS Christmas donation from Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby - as it says it is not consistent with its work supporting victims of sexual abuse
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Justin Welby has had his Christmas donation to a children’s charity rejected after bosses said it was not consistent with its work in supporting victims of sexual abuse. The Archbishop of Canterbury earlier this week sent an annual e-card for the festive season, and said he was making a donation to The Children’s Society.
![[Whitecross Studios, the head office of The Children's Society. Its CEO, Mark Russell said acceptance of the donation would not be 'consistent with the principles and values that underpin our work']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/21/93368125-14215433-image-a-49_1734730037805.jpg)
He will officially quit his role next month over failures in handling a Church of England child abuse scandal. Mr Welby said he was resigning from his leading role in the Church ‘in sorrow with all victims and survivors of abuse’ in the wake of the damning Makin Review.
![[Welby’s resignation announcement followed days of pressure after the independent review concluded barrister and serial abuser John Smyth (pictured) might have been brought to justice had the Archbishop reported him to the police in 2013]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/21/93368331-14215433-image-a-51_1734730162533.jpg)
In a message accompanying the card from Mr Welby and his wife Caroline, he noted that the charity ‘works with children affected by criminal and sexual exploitation, abuse’ and other issues. But the charity announced on Friday that it had ‘respectfully decided’ not to accept the donation.
Mark Russell, the organisation’s chief executive, said: ‘After careful consideration, we have respectfully decided not to accept the donation offered by the outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury. ‘The Children’s Society is deeply committed to supporting the survivors of abuse, our teams support victims of child sexual abuse, and this means that accepting this donation would not be consistent with the principles and values that underpin our work.’.
A children's charity has rejected a Christmas donation from the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. Whitecross Studios, the head office of The Children's Society. Its CEO, Mark Russell said acceptance of the donation would not be 'consistent with the principles and values that underpin our work'.
