Gay bishop attacks Archbishop of Canterbury


	Gay bishop attacks Archbishop of Canterbury

queerty

4-30-2008 3:16 AM

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4-30-2008 8:19 AM

Antara

He said God was "very disappointed" in the way Dr Williams had failed to confront Nigeria's Archbishop Akinola.

Well, it's always nice to know who has a direct line to what God finds 'disappointing'...(rolls eyes)

Does anyone get how totally insane statements like this sound?

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US bishop Gene Robinson, who has received death threats, said Rowan Williams's handling of rhetoric against gay Anglicans could endanger them.
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He said God was "very disappointed" in the way Dr Williams had failed to confront Nigeria's Archbishop Akinola.
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He also said Dr Williams had criticised the US church but not others.
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