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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Harriet Sherwood

New archbishop of Canterbury acknowledges abuse of ‘victims and survivors’ in first sermon

Dressed in gold, archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally waves as she leaves the enthronement ceremony installing her as archbishop of Canterbury
‘Today and every day, we hold victims and survivors in our hearts and in our prayers,’ said Mullally. Photograph: Alastair Grant/AP

The new archbishop of Canterbury has highlighted the pain caused to victims and survivors of abuse by the Church of England in her first sermon, delivered at a grand ceremony marking her formal installation as its spiritual head.

Sarah Mullally, a former nurse who has made history as the C of E’s first female archbishop, said: “We must not overlook or minimise the pain experienced by those who have been harmed through the actions, inactions and failures of those in our own Christian churches and communities.

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