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Ugandan law widens Anglican Church rift over LGBTQ rights

Ugandan law widens Anglican Church rift over LGBTQ rights

THE chair of a conservative group of Anglican church leaders accused the church's global head of perpetuating colonialism with his criticism of one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ laws, introduced by Uganda last month. Justin Welby, the head of the Church of England and the worldwide Anglican Communion's 85 million members, said last week he had written to Ugandan Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba to express "grief and dismay" at Kaziimba's support for the law. The legislation imposes the death penalty for certain same-sex acts and a 20-year prison sentence for "promoting" homosexuality. It has triggered widespread Western criticism including threats by U.S. President Joe Biden…
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Church of England leaders apologise for ‘damage and hurt’ to LGBT+ people

Church of England leaders apologise for ‘damage and hurt’ to LGBT+ people

HUGO GREENHALGH THE church of  England's two most senior figures have apologised for the "huge damage and hurt" caused to LGBT+ people, as the church published a package of teaching materials covering sexuality and gender identity. The archbishops of Canterbury and York, Justin Welby and Stephen Cottrell respectively, said in a joint foreword to the "Living in Love and Faith" resources that the church had caused, and continued to cause, "hurt and unnecessary suffering". Justin Welby. Archbishop of Canterbury "For such acts, each of us, and the Church collectively, should be deeply ashamed and repentant," wrote the leader of the…
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