The scandal that led to the resignation of Justin Welby has been called “just the tip of the iceberg” as other bishops warn the Church of England is “not a safe institution”. Jayne Ozanne, a prominent LGBT+ campaigner who sat on the Archbishops’ Council, said the resignation of Justin Welby, had to be a “watershed moment” for the Church.

For more than a decade, he sought to drag the Church of England into the 21st century and find common ground between its progressive and conservative wings on issues including sexuality, allowing women to become bishops and diverting funding from empty ...

The Church of England faced pressure on Wednesday to ensure people are held to account for systematically covering up allegations of abuse, one day after the Archbishop of Canterbury resigned over a church abuse scandal.