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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Danica Kirka

OLD Archbishop of Canterbury urges Anglican Church of Uganda to reject anti-homosexuality law

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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has urged the Anglican Church of Uganda to reject the country’s new anti-homosexuality law, saying its support for the legislation was a “fundamental departure” from the global Anglican movement’s commitment to protect the dignity of all people.

The spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion said he had written to Ugandan Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba to express his "grief and dismay" over the Ugandan church’s position on the law.

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