ENGLAND
The Telegraph
December 17, 2017
By Hayley Dixon and Olivia Rudgard
The former Archbishop of Canterbury has hit out at his “unjust” successor Justin Welby saying that he will be judged for sacking him over the way he dealt with a sex scandal.
In a Christmas letter to friends, Lord George Carey has spoken out for the first time about his treatment by The Most Rev Justin Welby who “insisted” that he stand aside over his handling of the allegations against Bishop Peter Ball.
The comments come just days after Archbishop Welby was himself criticised for his handling of the sex assault allegations against George Bell, the former bishop of Chichester, who he refused to clear despite an independent review concluding that he was besmirched by the Church of England.
Although it is understood that the comments by Lord Carey on his own treatment were written in November, they were not sent out until this weekend at the end up a turbulent week for the church.
In the letter “Greetings from The Careys 2017”, seen by the Telegraph, Lord Carey updates his friends about developments in the year.
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