Church of England faces uncharted waters as Welby's tenure ends


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 will end his duties on Monday after quitting amid an abuse cover-up scandal, but his interim successor is facing scrutiny in a similar case, leaving the Church of England on uncertain ground.

Welby, 69, announced his resignation in November after an independent inquiry found he had taken insufficient action to bring to justice one of the institution's worst abusers, a man who volunteered at Christian summer camps decades ago. The man, John Smyth, died in 2018.

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