Justin Welby resigns as Archbishop of Canterbury over child abuse scandal


FILE PHOTO: Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby takes part in a ceremony to bless the Forest of Communion, as part of the World Environment Day in Acajutla, El Salvador June 5, 2024.REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the spiritual leader of Anglicans worldwide, resigned "in sorrow" on Tuesday, saying he had failed to ensure a proper investigation into allegations of abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps decades ago.

Welby, also the most senior cleric of the Church of England, had faced calls to resign after a report last week found he had taken insufficient action to stop one of the Church's most prolific serial abusers.

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