New archbishop of Canterbury acknowledges abuse of ‘victims and survivors’ in first sermon

Sarah Mullally is formally installed as the Church of England’s spiritual head in grand ceremony

The new archbishop of Canterbury highlighted the pain caused to victims and survivors of abuse by the Church of England in her first sermon, delivered at a grand ceremony marking her formal installation as its spiritual head.

Sarah Mullally, a former nurse who has made history as the C of E’s first female archbishop, said “we must not overlook or minimise the pain experienced by those who have been harmed through the actions, inactions and failures of those in our own Christian churches and communities.