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Review suggested a number of people who might have failed to act on concerns

The resignation of Archbishop Justin Welby exposes Church of England's safeguarding failures and calls for accountability and transparency.

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 of abuse

The archbishop’s resignation for failing to respond to abuse complaints speaks of deeper issues in the Church of England, says former editor of the Tablet Catherine Pepinster

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Others in The Church of England may need to resign, a bishop said

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

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said church leaders should not think ‘one head rolling solves the problem’.

Welby is accused of not taking sufficient action to stop one of the Church of England’s most prolific serial abusers.

Julie Conalty, bishop of Birkenhead, welcomes resignation of Justin Welby but says institutional changes needed

Smyth enjoyed ‘opulent lifestyle’ in Cape Town after he was barred from Zimbabwe, where he abused boys at summer camps