Former archbishop of Canterbury George Carey quits as priest
It comes following an investigation into the Church of England’s handling of a sexual abuse case.
George Carey, former archbishop of Canterbury, has quit as a priest (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)
December 17, 2024
By contributor By Ted Hennessey, PA
Former archbishop of Canterbury George Carey has quit as a priest following an investigation into the Church of England’s handling of a sexual abuse case.
Lord Carey resigned after the BBC contacted him about allegations he allowed a priest, who had been banned over sexual abuse claims, to return to priesthood.
However, the 89-year-old mentioned his age when announcing his decision to stand down.
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It comes as the Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell faced calls to resign over his handling of the case of David Tudor, who was banned from ministry for life this year after admitting what the Church described as serious sexual abuse involving two girls aged 15 and 16.
Decades earlier, Tudor had been suspended from ministry for five years in 1988, having admitted, according to a tribunal document, having sex with a 16-year-old girl he met when she was a pupil at a school where he was chaplain.
But he was was later able to return to working in the church in 1994.
Tudor’s return to the priesthood was helped by then-archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey, according to the BBC.
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