Saturday, September 25, 2010

UK: Gay bishops are all right by me, says Archbishop

UK: Gay bishops are all right by me, says Archbishop

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http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/faith/article2740713.ece
September 25, 2010

The Archbishop of Canterbury has declared that he has "no problem" with homosexuals being bishops, in his first explicit statement on the subject since taking office.

In an exclusive interview with The Times, Dr Rowan Williams goes farther than ever before by indicating his personal support for the consecration of gay bishops in the Church of England. But he makes clear that he will never endorse gay clergy in active relationships because tradition and historical "standards" dictate that gay clergy must remain celibate.

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