Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigned on Tuesday after an internal Church of England review found he failed to have a sexual abuser properly investigated in 2013.

The Church of England faced pressure on Wednesday to ensure people are held to account for systematically covering up allegations of abuse, one day after the Archbishop of Canterbury resigned over a church abuse scandal.

"As I step down I do so in sorrow with all victims and survivors of abuse," the Rev. Justin Welby wrote in a statement shared on social media