Have a look at the family and wife of Justin Welby
Following a stinging assessment that criticized his response in handling a serious abuse case involving John Smyth, a former church camp leader and serial abuser, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby announced his resignation. He is married to Caroline Eaton.
Following criticism for his handling of a report on a prolific child abuser connected to the Church of England, Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, resigned. Senior church members and a petition with more than 4,000 signatures demanded that he quit, which resulted to his departure.
Who is Caroline Eaton wife of ex-Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and more about their family and children
He honoured his wife, Caroline Eaton, and prayed for her and his kids in his resignation statement.
Caroline also made news in July when it was disclosed that hospital workers had encouraged her to terminate their crippled child, 32-year-old Ellie, who has dyspraxia, a disorder that impairs coordination and movement. Because the unborn child is disabled, the Church of England opposes abortion.
Caroline Eaton met Justin Welby while she was a student at the University of Cambridge in the middle of the 1970s. Following their 1979 marriage, he went on to establish a prosperous career as an oil executive.
Justin Welby should not have been allowed the privilege of resigning as Archbishop.
He should've been unceremoniously dumped for failing children and for bringing shame on the Church.
He should now be subject to a police investigation regarding PRECISELY what he knew, and when,… pic.twitter.com/zKslQwKw2e
— Sonia Poulton (@SoniaPoulton) November 12, 2024
Her husband and Caroline were living off of savings after he quit his job to train to become a clergyman in Durham. Caroline, however, backed her husband’s choice in spite of their financial difficulties.
Tim, Eleanor, Katherine, Hannah, and Peter are the couple’s five children. In 1983, they lost Johanna, their seven-month-old daughter, in an automobile accident in France.
After being inspired by the tragedy to become a member of the cloth, Justin was consecrated as a priest in 1993 and a deacon in 1992.
He said that losing his daughter had made the pair “closer to God” and served as “a constant reminder of the uncertainty of life.”
The former archbishop gave up a lucrative six-figure profession in the oil industry after realizing that “the only certainty in this life is Christ.”
Caroline, often known as “Mama Canterbury,” established the Women on the Frontline (WFL) ministry in 2018 and began conducting residential programs throughout the Anglican Communion after Justin Welby was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in 2013.