Church of England must repent, leading cleric says at Christmas


A Church of England logo is seen during the Candlemas Festival Eucharist service at Ripon Cathedral in Ripon, Britain, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Lee Smith/ File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - The Church of England's second most senior cleric Stephen Cottrell will call in a Christmas sermon on Wednesday for repentance and change within an institution reeling from child abuse cover-up scandals.

This year's festivities have been overshadowed by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby's resignation over a cover-up and accusations of further safeguarding failures by his number two Cottrell, who is the Archbishop of York.

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