Justin Welby resigns as Archbishop of Canterbury over child abuse scandal

We used to have to wear nappies. The scale and severity of the practice was horrific. I have seen bruised and scored buttocks, some two and a half months after the beating.”

One victim said

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God save the King.”

AS 400million watched worldwide, Justin Welby carefully lowered the 22-carat gold crown on to Charles’ head before pronouncing

Justin Welby goes on a lot about the impact of colonisation and slavery,

one victim said but added

The principal problem for the archbishop of Canterbury ... is that he combines the role of the primate of all England, with being the head of the Anglican Communion,

Thompson said

For nearly twelve years I have struggled to introduce improvements,

he wrote

The decisive role lies with the prime minister,

Thompson said

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I had a number of private and pastoral meetings with the duke and duchess before the wedding

The row forced Welby to issue a statement rubbishing the claims, saying

I find it extraordinary that he would compare service to parole

Dickie Arbiter, the Queen's former press secretary, thundered to MailOnline

Meghan, Duchess of Sussexwife

She's a person of profound humanity and deep concern for people, seeking to carry out her role with every ounce of her being - and I think she's a remarkable person.

And the month after on BBC Radio 5 Live he praised Meghan, saying

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Three days before our wedding, we got married

Meghan told Oprah Winfrey in her sensational March 2021 interview

We expect them to be superhuman

In a wide-ranging interview with the Financial Times in 2021, the Anglican suggested the British public

The Sussexes certainly didn't consult others as to what date might suit best... that just wasn't a consideration.

A well-placed source at the time said the sudden change in the then Archbishop's diary raised eyebrows

I can't really comment on it because I married them and there's sort of pastoral confidentiality,

He said ... he stated

All members of the royal family are under a pressure that none of us outside it can possibly imagine.

He said

There's always a way forward, but it has to be at the right time.

But he

I thank God for Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's leadership and for all in the US who are striving for racial justice and reconciliation."

Welby shared these comments on Twitter, now known as X, and wrote

We recognise that many institutions fail catastrophically, but the Church is meant to hold itself to a far, far higher standard and we have failed terribly. For that the Archbishop apologises unequivocally and unreservedly to all survivors,

he wrote

God calls us as Christians to love our neighbour and seek the flourishing of all in our communities, societies and nations. I join the urgent call of faith groups and others for President Trump not just to remove these tweets, but to make clear his opposition to racism and hatred in all forms,

he said

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The last few days have renewed my long felt and profound sense of shame at the historic safeguarding failures of the Church of England,

Welby said

I believe that stepping aside is in the best interests of the Church of England, which I dearly love and which I have been honored to serve,

Welby said in a statement