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 safeguarding vulnerable people or ease the trauma suffered by victims...

Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, resigned on Tuesday after a report last week showed that he had failed to ensure a legitimate investigation into allegations that a lawyer and volunteer at Christian summer camps had physically and sexually more than a hundred boys and young men.

WELBY: Having sought the gracious permission of His Majesty The King, I have decided to resign. KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has resigned following criticism of his handling of a report into a child abuser who was associated with the Church of England. Justin Welby had faced mounting pressure to …

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.

Justin Welby said he had "personally failed to ensure" abuse allegations were "energetically investigated".

It comes after pressure mounted on Justin Welby in relation to his handling of abuse

It comes after pressure mounted on Justin Welby in relation to his handling of an abuse review

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

The leader of the world's Anglican communion is facing growing pressure to resign after a damning report which concluded the Church of England had covered up a serial abuse case.