Ugandan Archbishop says Welby split global Anglican communion


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  • Wednesday, 13 Nov 2024

FILE PHOTO: The new Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby leaves after his enthronement ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral, in Canterbury, southern England March 21, 2013. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/File Photo

KAMPALA (Reuters) - The head of Uganda's Anglican Church said on Wednesday Justin Welby, who has resigned as Archbishop of Canterbury, had split the global Anglican communion.

Stepping down as the spiritual leader of Anglicans worldwide on Tuesday, Welby said he had failed to ensure a proper investigation into allegations of abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps decades ago.

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