内容摘要：Pope Francis was sometimes criticised for lacking an ability to win more allies in the US on the big issues of migration, climate change and inequality, because of a disconnect in understanding the most effective ways of communicating his arguments to them.

Pope Francis was sometimes criticised for lacking an ability to win more allies in the US on the big issues of migration, climate change and inequality, because of a disconnect in understanding the most effective ways of communicating his arguments to them.

The archbishop had been facing mounting pressure to resign in the days since the report's publication.A member of the Church’s parliament, the General Synod, who had started a petition calling for Mr Welby's resignation, said: "I think it's sad that it's taken so long for meaningful action to take place."

The Rev Dr Ian Paul added that he hoped that Mr Welby's decision would be the first step towards "cultural change in [the Church's] senior leadership".Clare MacLaren, Canon Provost of Sunderland Minster, told the BBC Mr Welby’s resignation was "not before time"."It’s something that’s been brewing for the last 24 hours at least," she said. "It would have been good if he’d done it immediately."

The independent report into the Church's handling of John Smyth's abusefound that from July 2013, "the Church of England knew, at the highest level, about the abuse that took place in the late 1970s and early 1980s," naming Mr Welby specifically.

It found that "several opportunities were missed" to formally report the abuse to police.

One survivor of Smyth's abuse told the BBC the archbishop and the ChurchLaura Doel from the school leaders' union NAHT Cymru, said "improved self-evaluation and planning is crucial" but "schools are grappling with this amid ongoing pressures, including persistent recruitment challenges and serious funding pressures."

She said the union is "particularly concerned" about pupil absences, difficulties recruiting teachers and support staff and called for "increased government investment in schools and support for families".Angharad Pari-Williams now teaches humanities at Ysgol David Hughes on Anglesey after completing the scheme.

Ms Pari-Williams, who used to be a primary school teacher, said: "With the new Curriculum for Wales being so cross-curricular I found my experience in primary teaching to be really useful in my new role."I wanted a new challenge and wanted to see if my skills in primary school could be transferred with me to secondary."