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The Independent UK
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Furvah Shah

Archbishop Justin Welby criticised for ‘affirming validity’ of 1998 declaration that gay sex is a sin

PA Wire

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has been criticised for “affirming the validity” of a 1998 declaration that gay sex is a sin.

In a speech made at the Lambeth conference to over 650 bishops, the leader of the global Anglican Church said: “For many churches, to change traditional teaching challenges their very existence.”

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