UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
The former Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned from his last formal role in the church after a review into historical child sex abuse.
Lord Carey was criticised in an independent review of the church’s handling of abuse carried out by Bishop Peter Ball, 85, who was jailed in 2015.
Dame Moira Gibb’s review revealed he had failed to pass information on Ball to the police back in 1992.
Justin Welby, current Archbishop of Canterbury, asked for his resignation.
Lord Carey had been given a role as an honorary assistant bishop in the diocese of Oxford, a position given to many retired bishops.
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