In the wake of a scathing report about an abuse coverup, the archbishop of Canterbury has announced his resignation. “It is very clear that I must take personal and institutional responsibility,” said the archbishop, Justin Welby, in a Nov. 12... The post Archbishop of Canterbury sets an example of accountability appeared first on Baptist News Global.

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LIKE many others it has been with shame and deep sadness that I have read the recent Makin review. First and foremost in my mind are the victims who had the courage to come forward and for whom this will be a particularly difficult time. We owe the reviewers a debt of gratitude for their careful and insightful report which we must take time to digest.  It is with mixed emotions that I have learned about the resignation of the Archbishop of Cante…

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Justin Welby stood down as Archbishop of Canterbury Tuesday, following intense criticism of his handling of an abuse case.The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, pictured at Westminster Cathedral, the mother church of Catholics in England and Wales, on Nov. 13, 2016. © Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.Subscribe nowHis Nov. 12 resignation was a blow not only for the Church of England (CofE) but also for the wider Anglican Communion, of which he was t…

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Archbishop of Canterbury sets an example of accountability

A statement from the Right Reverend Libby Lane, Bishop of Derby, following the resignation of Archbishop Justin Welby: The victims and survivors of abuse will have suffered unimaginable distress at the findings of the Makin Report, and I want to convey my thanks for their bravery in telling their stories. I also commend Archbishop Justin for his honourable decision to take both personal and institutional responsibility for the failings described…

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Statement from Bishop Libby Lane - The Archbishop of Canterbury

Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe’s statement yesterday after Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby announced his resignation:   
“Today I am praying for the people of the Church of England, for our siblings in the Anglican Communion, and for all victims and survivors of abuse, especially clergy abuse. Abuse in any form is horrific and abhorrent, and it grieves me that the church does not always live up to its ideal as a place where all of God’s childr…

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