Lord George Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury, has resigned as a priest following allegations that he allowed David Tudor, a clergyman banned over sexual abuse claims, to return to the priesthood. The BBC reported that Carey agreed to allow Tudor to return to working in the church in 1994 after Tudor was suspended from ministry for five years over allegations of assault against teenage girls.
Lord George Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury, has resigned as a priest over allegations that he allowed David Tudor, a clergyman banned over sexual abuse claims, to return to the priesthood.Lord George Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury, has resigned as a priest over allegations that he allowed David Tudor, a clergyman banned over sexual abuse claims, to return to the priesthood.
His resignation letter, sent on 4 December, said he had been in active ministry since 1962 and is turning 90. The letter did not mention the investigation.The BBC reported that Carey agreed to allow a priest, David Tudor, to return to working in the church in 1994 after Tudor was suspended from ministry for five years over allegations of assault against teenage girls.In his resignation letter, Carey said: “I wish to surrender my Permission to Officiate.
Tudor was barred for life from the ministry in October after acknowledging he had sexual relationships with two teenage girls, aged 15 and 16, in the 1980s.
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