Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has reminded Christians that belief in God is about living in the reality of faith and developing an unselfish life, not about arguments and rationalisations.

In a message that may surprise his successor, the outgoing Catholic Archbishop of Westminster says in an Easter Sunday homily that Christians should commend the Gospel by example not dominance.

In a London lecture, Catholic Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor has claimed that UK anti-discrimination legislation is being used to limit freedom of religion “in unacceptable ways”.