Church of England faces uncharted waters as Welby’s tenure ends
Updated: 9:30am, 7th January, 2025 (AEDT) London, UK 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 […]
Church of England must repent, leading cleric says at Christmas
London, UK 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 […]
Former Church of England leader resigns as priest after claims he mishandled an abuse case
London, UK AP A former leader of the Church of England has resigned as a priest following allegations that he failed to properly handle the case of a priest accused of sexual misconduct. George Carey, who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002, quit after a BBC investigation reported that he allowed a priest who […]
Welby resignation: After disastrous farewell speech, Archbishop of Canterbury goes quiet for holidays
CATHERINE PEPINSTER, of Religion News Service, reports on the response to the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s farewell speech in the UK’s House of Lords…
Archbishop of Canterbury will end official duties in early January amid sex abuse scandal
London, UK AP Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, will wrap up his official duties in early in January amid an abuse scandal in the Church of England, his office said Wednesday. Welby resigned last week after an investigation found that he failed to tell police about serial physical and sexual […]
Africa’s Anglican prelates say Archbishop Welby’s resignation is warning on abuse
Nairobi, Kenya RNS In his sermon on Sunday, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town, the Anglican primate of Southern Africa, warned that reports of abuse by church leaders will likely rise in the wake of the resignation of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby over his handling of child abuse allegations. Welby quit on 12th November, […]
The Interview: Sean Rowe wants to realign the Episcopal Church
The Presiding Bishop was elected on a mandate to reorganise the denomination’s aging structure and adapt to modern times. It’s something he knows a bit about. YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports…
Essay: The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned in shame. The job has survived much worse.
JACQUELINE MURRAY, University Professor Emerita in history at the University of Guelph in Ontario, says – in an article first published on Religion News Service, that over 16 centuries, the position of Archbishop of Canterbury has not only survived but retained its significance and power…
Church of England faces pressure over abuse scandal after archbishop quits
London, UK Reuters The Church of England faced pressure on Wednesday to ensure people are held to account for systematically covering up allegations of abuse, one day after the Archbishop of Canterbury resigned over a church abuse scandal. Justin Welby quit on Tuesday as spiritual leader of the global Anglican Church, saying he had failed […]
Self-critical Archbishop Justin Welby led a divided Anglican communion
London, UK Reuters Justin Welby spent his 11 years as Archbishop of Canterbury trying to prevent the global Anglican communion from fracturing, often struggling to please liberals or conservatives as they fought over homosexual rights and women clergy. But in the end he was brought down by an issue from the church’s past rather than […]