UNITED KINGDOM
Telegraph
Olivia Rudgard, religious affairs correspondent
26 JUNE 2017
George Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, has resigned from his post in the Church of England over a report that said he was among senior figures who “colluded” with paedophile bishop Peter Ball.
Lord Carey stepped down from his role as honorary assistant bishop in the diocese of Oxford after the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, urged him to “consider his position”.
Last Thursday, an independent report by Dame Moira Gibb found that church leaders had mishandled Ball’s case by failing to offer his victims adequate support and concealing evidence of his wrongdoing.
In a statement on Monday afternoon, the Rt. Rev Dr Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford, 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.
“Along with many others, I have been deeply distressed to read Dame Moira Gibb’s report with its narrative of the abuse perpetrated by Peter Ball which remained hidden for so long. I hope that the focus of attention will continue to be on the survivors of abuse and offering to them the care and support they need.
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