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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns

Sky News Tuesday, 12 November 2024 ()
The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned after a report found the Church of England covered up sexual abuse by a barrister.
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Justin Welby has resigned as Archbishop of Canterbury after 11-and-a-half years as leader of the Church of England. It comes after the publication of an independent review into the Church’s handling of allegations of physical and sexual abuse committed by John Smyth at Christian camps in the 1970s...

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