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Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, has resigned as a priest after an investigation by the BBC into the Church of England’s handling of a sexual abuse case. According to the BBC, Lord Carey was contacted about the allegations that he allowed a priest, David Tudor, who had been banned over sexual abuse allegations, to return to ministry. In his resignation letter, Lord Carey said it was an “honour to serve”, having been practising since 1962. The 89-year-old’s decision to stand down came as a direct result of the investigation, a spokesperson confirmed.
Lord Carey was named in an investigation this month into Tudor, who was barred by the Church from being alone with children and paid compensation to a sexual abuse victim. In 1989, Tudor was banned from ministry for sexual misconduct by a Church tribunal but was allowed to return to ministry after five years. When he was the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey agreed that Tudor could come back under supervision the following year. This was done “with some trepidation”, the Church told the BBC.
Tudor was struck off two months ago after he admitted historical sex abuse allegations relating to two girls. Lord Carey told the investigation that he did not remember Tudor’s name. In his resignation letter, Lord Carey wrote: “I wish to surrender my Permission to Officiate. It has been an honour to serve in the dioceses of London, Southwell, Durham, Bristol, Bath and Wells, Canterbury and finally Oxford. Lord Carey was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002.
The BBC’s investigation also found that Stephen Cottrell, the Archbishop of York, let Tudor remain in post despite knowing about his case. Mr Cottrell, who is set to take charge of the Church of England after the resignation of another Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has resisted calls to resign, stating that he was “deeply sorry” that action had not been taken earlier but that he had “inherited” the situation. Last month, Mr Welby stepped down over his management of a separate sex abuse case
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