It is very clear that I must take personal and institutional responsibility for the long and re-traumatizing period between 2013 and 2024,” said Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.

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 about serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at

Anglican leaders faced pressure on Wednesday to speed up reforms following the resignation of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby over a damning report concluding that the Church of England covered up a serial abuse case.

It is very clear that I must take personal and institutional responsibility for the long and retraumatizing period between 2013 and 2024,” Welby said in the statement on Tuesday.

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