After days of pressure, the archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev. Justin Welby, steps aside following a damning report that concluded that he had failed to pursue a proper investigation into claims of widespread abuse of boys and young men decades ago at Christian summer camps.
Welby’s resignation brings to an abrupt end an eventful and occasionally stormy tenure of 11 years, during which he became the spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide and Britain’s bes
t-known cleric, presiding over momentous public ceremonies like the coronation of King Charles III and becoming an impassioned voice on issues like migration.
