My phone immediately blew up with text notifications when Sarah Mullally was named the 106th archbishop of Canterbury late last week. “Did you hear?” and “Can you believe it?” became a common refrain. My personal favorite — “BOOM” — accompanied…
Archbishop of Canterbury’s tenure ends after resigning over failures in handling abuse scandal
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby ’s tenure officially ends Monday, two months after he resigned following an inquiry that found he failed to tell police about serial abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon as he became…
Archbishop of Canterbury sets an example of accountability
In the wake of a scathing report about an abuse coverup, the archbishop of Canterbury has announced his resignation. “It is very clear that I must take personal and institutional responsibility,” said the archbishop, Justin Welby, in a Nov. 12…
Justin Welby is reinventing how to be a church leader in a sceptical world
After the revelations about his parentage, the Archbishop of Canterbury showed himself to be humane and generous, not an infallible messenger of an absolute truth.