UNITED KINGDOM
Gloucestershire Live
BY VICTORIA TEMPLE
26 JUN 2017
Former Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey has stepped down from his role as an honorary assistant bishop following following a report which criticised the church’s ‘collusion’ with abuser Peter Ball.
The independent report criticised the Church of England’s handling of the high-profile sex abuse case, involving Peter Ball, former Bishop of Gloucester.
Lord Carey, 81, has stepped down from his position as honorary assistant bishop in Oxford, after Justin Welby, the current archbishop of Canterbury, asked him to “carefully consider his position”.
A statement has been issued by the Rt Rev Dr Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford.
He said: “I have met with Lord Carey following the Archbishop’s letter to him. In light of Dame Moira Gibb’s review into the Peter Ball case, Lord Carey has resigned from his role as honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Oxford. Lord Carey has accepted the criticisms made of him in the Gibb review and has apologised to the victims of Peter Ball.”
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