The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, delivers a presidential address to open the Church of England's General Synod at Church House.Mr Cottrell recognised the "difficult and challenging times" faced by the Church as he acknowledged the "anguish, anger, sadness, and regret" of victims and survivors of abuse about safeguarding failings.The archbishop has faced his own calls to quit over his handling of a number of alleged abuse cases during his time in the Church but has stood firm in recent m

The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, delivers a presidential address to open the Church of England's General Synod at Church House.Mr Cottrell recognised the "difficult and challenging times" faced by the Church as he acknowledged the "anguish, anger, sadness, and regret" of victims and survivors of abuse about safeguarding failings.The archbishop has faced his own calls to quit over his handling of a number of alleged abuse cases during his time in the Church but has stood firm in recent months, previously pledging to "do what I can" to bring about independent scrutiny of safeguarding.