Anglican church leader urges ‘penitence’ amid abuse row

LONDON: The incoming head of the world’s Anglicans urged the Church of England to “kneel in penitence” in a Christmas Day sermon as its leadership faces criticism over the handling of sexual abuse scandals.

This year’s festivities have been overshadowed by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s resignation over a cover-up and accusations of further safeguarding failures by his number two Cottrell, who is the Archbishop of York.

In addition to its 16,000 churches in England, the Church...