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.
