Archbishop apologises to LGBT community for 'hurt' church has caused them

[Guest]

The Archbishop of Canterbury has apologised for the "hurt and pain" the Church of England has caused for the LGBT community. The Rev Justin Welby said it was a "constant source of deep sadness" people were persecuted because of their sexuality. "I don't have the right to speak for everyone. I wanted to take this opportunity...to say how sorry I am for the hurt and pain, in the past and present, the church has caused," he said.


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/archbishop-apologises-to-lgbt-community-for-hurt-church-has-caused-them-a6815356.html

[Eilzel]

Empty words, as long as he supports homophobic churches in Africa and rejects marriage equality, it is simply empty words.

[Guest]

Its a step in the right direction Eilzel

[Eilzel]

Pope Francis has been saying words to similar effect since he became Pope. Actions speak otherwise. Ok its better to say this than the opposite but it is still meaningless attempts to appeal to modern society.

[Major]

What a load of eyewash.

When people say something they mean it, only the gutless try to weasel out of it.

[Guest]

Pope Francis has been saying words to similar effect since he became Pope. Actions speak otherwise. Ok its better to say this than the opposite but it is still meaningless attempts to appeal to modern society.

Fair enough mate, not knocking your point just think its a step in the right direction and sadly with religions its one hurdle at a time

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