Rites and Consequences

From The Living Church-

The Archbishop of Canterbury said today that Christians in parts of Africa face abuse, violence, and even death because of decisions on sexuality made by Anglican churches in the West.

Justin Welby, the spiritual head of the Anglican Communion, made the comments in an hour-long phone-in program on LBC Radio today.

In particular he was responding to a question from Kes, a Church of England priest who had called in to ask why English clergy were not allowed to decide for themselves whether to marry couples of the same sex.

“Why we can’t do it now is because the impact of that on Christians in countries far from here like South Sudan, like Pakistan, like Nigeria, would be absolutely catastrophic and we have to love them as much as the people who are here,” he said.

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