Lack of Virtue At Fault For London Riots

Responding to the looting and arson that swept British cities this month, several top Church of England bishops condemned the violence and spotlighted moral failures that fueled the spiraling disorder. Meanwhile, the Archbishop of Wales controversially deflected the blame onto Britain’s “elite.”

Speaking before the British House of Lords on August 11, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams reflected on a loss of confidence in society, saying there was nothing to condone in the misbehavior in the streets, declaring “this is indeed criminality.”