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Leader of Church of England had faced pressure since damning report on cover-up of John Smyth’s abuse

A Church of England sex abuse victim has urged the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to resign.

Archbishop of Canterbury faces pressure to resign over mishandling of abuse scandal involving John Smyth in the Church of England.

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

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 sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon as he became aware of it

Archbishop of Canterbury has ‘lost confidence of his clergy’ over scandal, vicar warns

Justin Welby said he has given a lot of thought to resignation but that he will not step down.

Helen-Ann Hartley says archbishop’s position is untenable after members of Church of England’s ruling body launch petition

An independent review has found the Church of England covered up “horrific’ abuse by a lawyer who volunteered at Christian summer camps in the 1970s and 1980s