by Sean Reilly | Nov 30, 2007
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has attended a meeting of the Clergy Consultation – a support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and intersex clergy and their partners. Dr Williams yesterday (29 November 2007) presided and preached at a...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 26, 2007
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has found himself at the centre of an unexpected row, following cautious remarks to a Muslim magazine, after a Sunday newspaper construed it as an all-out attack on the US and the BBC gave neocon hard-liner John Bolton free...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 25, 2007
Replying to questions on a BBC TV programme today, Lord Carey of Clifton, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, has publicly agreed with the Christian think-tank Ekklesia that it is time for Britain’s archaic blasphemy law to be abolished. Lord Carey, who is an...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 23, 2007
As inclusive Anglicans representing what many call the ‘orthodox centre’ in the church have been meeting in a major gathering called Drenched in Grace, concern has been expressed that the Archbishop of Canterbury is giving in to pressure from hardliners. A...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 19, 2007
Nobel Peace Laureate and South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu says that Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams should be tackling homophobia in the church and making it a welcoming place for lesbian and gay people. In a BBC radio interview to be...