LONDON: Anglican head holds talks on gay marriage with activist
LONDON: Anglican head holds talks on gay marriage with activist
By Sarah Young
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/04/18/uk-archbishop-tatchell-idUKBRE93H10L20130418
April 18, 2013
The new spiritual leader of the world's Anglicans held private talks on Thursday on same-sex marriage with a prominent gay rights campaigner who had called him homophobic for opposing it.
Less than a month after taking over for Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby agreed to meet Peter Tatchell after the activist publicly criticised him.
Britain's parliamentarians voted heavily in favour of legalising same-sex unions in February, but there are several more parliamentary hurdles to pass before it becomes law.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By Sarah Young
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/04/18/uk-archbishop-tatchell-idUKBRE93H10L20130418
April 18, 2013
Less than a month after taking over for Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby agreed to meet Peter Tatchell after the activist publicly criticised him.
Britain's parliamentarians voted heavily in favour of legalising same-sex unions in February, but there are several more parliamentary hurdles to pass before it becomes law.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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