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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Pol Allingham

New Archbishop confronts Church’s ‘failures in love, power and self-control’

The new leader of Catholics in England and Wales, Archbishop Richard Moth, has directly addressed the Church's past failures, particularly the abuse of vulnerable individuals, during his installation ceremony.

Archbishop Moth was formally installed as the 12th Archbishop of Westminster on Saturday, before a congregation of 2,000. The cleric knelt at the Great West Door of central London’s Westminster Cathedral shortly after midday, blessing a line of people with holy water before processing down the nave.

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