As Archbishop, He Struggled to Unite the Anglican Church. His Tenure Ended in an Abuse Scandal.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s decadelong fight to drag the Church of England into the 21st century ended this week as the church agreed he should quit over his handling of a child-abuse ...

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Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over Church abuse scandal

His resignation comes after a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church.

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Archbishop of Canterbury Resigns Over U.K. Church Abuse Scandal

The Most Rev. Justin Welby, the leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide, announced his resignation days after a report found he had taken insufficient action over claims of abuse.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

The abuse scandal that led to the archbishop's resignation

Justin Welby said he had to take responsibility for failures since he was notified about abuse committed by John Smyth.

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Who is Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and why did he resign during an abuse scandal?

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, has resigned amid the fallout from a long-running abuse scandal

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Archbishop of Canterbury resigns amid backlash for failing to report serial abuser

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigned Tuesday after an investigation found he failed to promptly report abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps.

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over abuse scandal

Justin Welby had faced intense pressure over his role in Church of England’s failure to halt years of attacks by child abuser

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Head of Anglican Church resigns over handling of child abuse

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, resigned after a review found he and other Anglican Church leaders covered up "prolific and abhorrent" abuse of boys and young men.

Why the head of the Anglican Church resigned over child abuse handling

Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has resigned as the head of the Anglican Church over his handling of child abuse cases apparently perpetrated by a British lawyer who helped lead ...

Bishop Calls on Anglican Leader to Quit Over Handling of Abuse Scandal

An independent report last week said that Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, took insufficient action after learning of alleged abuse decades ago at Christian summer camps.

World - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Archbishop of Canterbury under pressure to resign over church abuse ‘cover-up’

Justin Welby faces growing calls to step down after report into child abuser John Smyth

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Justin Welby to quit as archbishop of Canterbury over handling of abuse scandal

Leader of Church of England had faced pressure since damning report on cover-up of John Smyth’s abuse. The archbishop of Canterbury is to step down amid intense pressure over his handling of one of ...

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Bishop says Welby's position in Church is untenable

Justin Welby said he should have more rigorously followed up the details of John Smyth's abuse in 2013.

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Survivor calls for Welby to resign over Church abuse scandal

Andrew Morse was abused by John Smyth from the age of 17 to 21, and says the Church should have been more proactive.

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Justin Welby, spiritual leader of global Anglican Communion, resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal

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Church of England must do more to combat abuse, bishop says after Archbishop of Canterbury resigns

The only Church of England bishop to publicly demand the resignation of former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby says his departure wasn't enough to solve the church’s “profound failure" in ...

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Church of England head Justin Welby under pressure to resign amid abuse scandal

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Church of England head Justin Welby under pressure to resign amid abuse scandal

The head of the Church of England, spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, is under pressure to resign after an investigation found he failed to inform police about serial physical and ...

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Church of England head Justin Welby resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, resigned Tuesday after an investigation found he failed to tell police ...

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The C of E’s CEO: how will history judge Justin Welby’s tenure as archbishop of Canterbury?

Welby worked hard to hold the Anglican church together, but in the end his own failings led to his downfall. In the almost 12 years that Justin Welby has been archbishop of Canterbury, the Church ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

‘Church in crisis’: what the papers say about the archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation

Justin Welby’s resignation dominates the headlines as calls grow for others to resign and the archbishop not to be a ‘sacrificial lamb’. UK papers on Wednesday focused on the archbishop of ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Top official in Anglican Communion resigns over handling of child abuse

One of the world's most prominent religious leaders has resigned after not reporting cases of suspected child abuse to police. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is the top official in the ...

Church covered up 'abhorrent' abuse, report finds

John Smyth QC's abuse of more than 100 children and young men was covered up for years, a report concludes.

Abuse survivors call for further Church of England resignations

The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced he will step down over a damning report into abuse.

New Zealand's leader formally apologizes to survivors of abuse in state and church care

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament for the abuse, torture and neglect of an estimated 200,000 children and vulnerable adults in ...

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Head of Church of England Resigns Over Alleged Failure to Deal With Prolific Abuser

Archbishop Justin Welby stepped down under pressure over allegations that he had failed to act adequately against a serial child abuser.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago

Former USMNT manager Bruce Arena returns to MLS return after controversial ending to Revolution tenure

Arena has been away from the sidelines since July 2023 and will once again coach in the state of California

Sports - CBS Sports - November 7

Bruce Eric Kaplan just wanted to make his dream TV show. He ended up with a book instead

Bruce Eric Kaplan has turned his struggles getting a dream TV project off the ground during the pandemic into a comic primer about Hollywood called 'They Went Another Way'

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 22

Catholic church reform process ends without giving more equity to women

It remains unclear what if any authority or impact the synod's final recommendations will have, given the purpose of the exercise was to provide the pope with specific proposals on reform.

Wife of missionary killed in Angola arrested in connection to his death, church says

The wife of a Minnesota missionary who was killed in Angola has been arrested in connection with his death, according to his church.

Catholic church still failing to deal with sexual abuse cases, says Vatican report

Vatican’s child protection commission delivers first report on scandal that has engulfed church for decades. Church leaders who fail to take action against paedophile priests are a “further source ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

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