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Archbishop of York: don't legalise gay marriage
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Jan 28, 2012 05:08pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Conal Urquhart |
| Media | Newspaper - Guardian |
| News Date | Saturday, January 28, 2012 11:45:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The government should not overturn centuries of tradition by legalising gay marriage, the archbishop of York has said.
Dr John Sentamu, the second most senior bishop in the Church of England, said the church did not object to the introduction of civil partnerships in 2004, but that marriage should only be between men and women.
"If you genuinely would like the registration of civil partnerships to happen in a more general way, most people will say they can see the drift," he said. "But if you begin to call those marriage, you're trying to change the English language."
The archbishop's comments, which were denounced by the gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, precede the start of the government's consultation on gay marriage in March.
Sentamu said it was not the role of the government to alter social structures that had been in place for centuries. |
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