Was he right to go? Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has stood down from his job after a review found the Church of England covered up years of child abuse.
Archbishop resigns over abuse scandal
Regrets: “The last few days have renewed my long felt and profound sense of shame at the historic safeguarding failures of the Church of England. For nearly twelve years I have struggled to introduce improvements,” said the Archbishop yesterday. Glossary
Justin Welby - The Archbishop of Canterbury from 2013 to 2024.
Resigned - Gave up a job or position by telling your employer that you are leaving.
Archbishop of Canterbury - Although the head of the Church of England is the Queen, the Archbishop is the most senior bishop and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican communion.
Anglican - Adherents of the Church of England (or one of its spin-off churches around the world).
Liberal - Liberalism is a school of political thought that stresses individual liberty. Liberals believe that society should not try to impose values or behaviours on individuals but should be tolerant of different lifestyles. A leading exponent of liberal thought was the 19th-century English philosopher John Stuart Mill, the author of the classic work On Liberty.