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The Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey leads a morning worship service at the United Methodist Church General Conference in Cleveland on May 10, 2000. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)

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Opening prayers are said on the first day of the Church of England's General Synod in London, England, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)

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Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa leaves by car from the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Tuesday, June 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby delivers his speech as Pope Francis presides over the first vespers on the day the Catholic church celebrates the conversion of St. Paul, in the St.Paul's Basilica, in Rome, on Jan. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

Archbishop of Canterbury’s tenure ends after resigning over failures in handling abuse scandal

 
The Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey leads a morning worship service at the United Methodist Church General Conference in Cleveland on May 10, 2000. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)

Former Church of England leader resigns as priest after claims he mishandled an abuse case

 

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