bishop

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Advocates for victims and survivors of church abuse have long complained about bishops making rulings about each other in relation to safeguarding cases.

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It has meant that as archbishop, Dame Sarah will now lead such bishops in England.

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There were widespread calls for the bishop to step aside after the Channel 4 programme aired, with church leaders calling his position "untenable".

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"Each church body has its own safeguarding personnel employed who assist and advise the bishop or congregational leader on responding to survivors on an individual basis," they said.

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King Charles, as head of state, is the head of the Church of England, but the Archbishop of Canterbury is the most senior bishop and the spiritual leader of the Church and worldwide Anglican Communion.

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