The abuse scandal facing the Church of England
What the resignation of the Church's most senior figure means for Anglicans worldwide
The Global Story · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
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