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Former Anglican church head admits he got it 'wrong' with abuse scandal

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. [AFP]

The former head of the world's Anglicans, Justin Welby, who resigned last year over an abuse scandal which rocked the Church of England, admitted on Saturday that he "got it wrong".

The ex-Archbishop of Canterbury, who was temporarily replaced in January by the Archbishop of York, reflected on the fallout in an interview with the BBC, which will be released in full on Sunday.

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