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Vicar brands Archbishop of Canterbury a 'w****r' in Facebook posting as tempers flare over gay marriage
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Jun 06, 2013 09:15am |
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| Category | News |
| Author | JONATHAN OWEN |
| Media | Newspaper - Independent |
| News Date | Thursday, June 6, 2013 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A furious row has erupted among members of the clergy after a Church of England priest branded the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, a "w****r" for resisting the government's attempts to legalise gay marriage.
The attack, by the Revd Marcus Ranshaw, came after Archbishop Welby warned that the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill would effectively "abolish" the traditional institution of marriage, the "cornerstone" of society.
In an angry posting on Facebook last night, the Revd Ramshaw, a supporter of gay marriage, wrote: "what really upsets me is nasty people such as Justin Welby robbing me of my faith in the church, he does not speak in my name and i think he is a wanker, but im not going to stop being a christian or a priest."
But he was swiftly taken to task by the Revd Arun Arora, the Director of Communications for the Church of England, who posted: "Calling another Christian a w****r doesn't work for me as a priestly response," and went on to add: "I think any right-minded person would find a priest calling his archbishop an onanist to be utterly outrageous." |
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