George Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury, has resigned as a priest following allegations of mishandling child abuse cases.
A BBC investigation revealed Carey allowed David Tudor, a priest banned for five years in the 1980s over sexual misconduct allegations, to return to ministry under supervision in 1994.
Tudor recently admitted to sexual misconduct and was permanently banned from ministry in October.
In his resignation letter dated December 4, Carey, now 89, did not address the investigation but cited his decades-long service in the Church
“I wish to surrender my Permission to Officiate,” the letter reads.
“I am in my ninetieth year now and have been in active ministry since 1962 when I was made Deacon and then Priested in 1963. It has been an honour to serve in the dioceses of London, Southwell, Durham, Bristol, Bath and Wells, Canterbury and finally Oxford.
“I give thanks to God for his enduring faithfulness but want to recognise the remarkable contribution of Eileen [his wife], whose faithfulness and support has been outstanding.”
Carey’s resignation comes amid pressure Stephen Cottrell, the Archbishop of York, is facing to step down after being named complicit in allowing Tudor to stay in office.
Cottrell is due to take over next month as the church’s spiritual head from Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, who resigned in November over the way he handled separate sexual abuse claims
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