What the resignation of the Church's most senior figure, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, means for Anglicans worldwide. An independent report found that the Church of England failed to act on allegations that more than a hundred boys were physically and sexually abused by a man running Christian summer camps in the UK and Zimbabwe. What does this mean for the millions of Anglicans in Africa, many of whom were already feeling out of step with the UK leaders of the Church? On this episode, Lucy Hockings speaks to the BBC’s religion editor Aleem Maqbool and the BBC’s correspondent in Zimbabwe Shingai Nyoka. WARNING: This episode includes discussions of child sexual abuse. Some listeners may find this content disturbing. Producers: Peter Goffin and Alix Pickles Sound engineers: Hannah Montgomery and Mike Regaard Assistant editors: Sergi Forcada Freixas and Richard Moran Senior news editor: Sara Wadeson
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Hello, I'm Lucy Hawkings from the BBC World Service.
This is the Global Story.
Just to let you know, this episode discusses allegations of child sexual abuse.
Some listeners may find this content disturbing.
In recent weeks, the Church of England has been rocked by scandal and accusations of an institutional cover up.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has resigned days after he was criticised in a report.
The pressure on Justin Welby to resign has really been mounting ever since that report.
Today, after a damning report revealed he failed to proper properly report physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer, an independent report has found that the Church knew of and failed to act on allegations that more than 100 boys were physically and sexually abused by a man running Christian summer camps in the UK and Zimbabwe.
The fallout has left one of the biggest Christian denominations without a leader and facing serious questions about accountability.
Not least in Africa, home to tens of millions of Anglicans, many of whom already felt out of step with the religion's UK leadership.
So where does the Church of England go from here?
Is it headed for a split?
How can it preserve the trust of its members through this dark chapter?
With me today in London is the BBC's religion editor, Aleem Maqbool, and from the Zimbabwean capital Harare, our BBC correspondent, Shengaya Nyoka.
Hi to you both.
Hello.
Hi, Aleem.