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Nearly 200 abuse survivors’ details were mistakenly shared in an email.

It comes after the damning abuse report that prompted Justin Welby’s resignation

But former archbishop of Canterbury George Carey will face no further action.

In his last Observer column, he outlined an interesting proposition for the UK – a unified Europe rejuvenated by the new world era of Donald Trump

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As regards safeguarding, the Church of England is in no better state than when Justin Welby became Archbishop of Canterbury in 2013. His interview with Laura Kuenssberg, in which he said he would forgive the serial abuser John Smyth if he were still alive, shows a…

Welby ‘profoundly ashamed’ of comments he made after resigning as archbishop of Canterbury over scandal

Justin Welby says he would forgive serial Church of England abuser John Smyth if he was alive

Bishop of Newcastle condemns former archbishop of Canterbury, who also admitted ‘deep sense of personal failure’ about handling of allegations against Church’s most prolific abuser