Unlike the pope, who has authority over the world’s Catholics, the archbishop of Canterbury has no formal power over the world’s 42 Anglican communion member provinces. Instead, he has to corral a denomination increasingly torn between conservatives ...

As Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby had considerable gifts. In the end, however, he did little to arrest the Church of England’s gradual, secular decline. Perhaps the saddest thing about his resignation is how lacking in momentousness it is.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, resigned after a review found he and other Anglican Church leaders covered up "prolific and abhorrent" abuse of boys and young men.