"We must have no truck with any form of homophobia in any part of the church."
Justin Welby, Bishop of Derby, and the next Archbishop of Canterbury, speaking at a press conference.
Welby is opposed to the ordination of gay bishops, and same-sex marriage.
"But I also know I need to listen very attentively to the LGBT communities and examine my own thinking carefully and prayerfully.
“I am always averse to the language of exclusion, when what we are
called to
is to love in the same way as Jesus Christ loves us.
“Above all in the church we need to create safe spaces for these issues
to be
discussed honestly and in love.?
Let us see...
Friday, 9 November 2012
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