The Archbishop of Canterbury, the most senior Church of England bishop, spiritual leader of Anglicans, and a friend of King Charles III, resigned Tuesday over his handling of a sex abuse scandal. The Most Reverend Justin Welby had faced growing pressure to step down after the publication last week of a damning report on the cover-up by the church of a sadist who subjected private schoolboys attending evangelical Christian holiday camps in

Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury and most senior bishop of the Church of England, has resigned over the handling of an alleged child sex abuse scandal.

A report found Justin Welby took insufficient action into allegations against John Smyth, believed to be “the most prolific serial abuser” associated with the Church of England.