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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Harriet Sherwood

Justin Welby says he carries personal alarm amid increasing threats in church

Social media showed that society had ‘lost [its] moral compass’, Welby said.
Social media showed that society had ‘lost [its] moral compass’, Welby said. Photograph: Richard Wainwright/AAP

The archbishop of Canterbury carries a personal alarm amid increasing threats and abuse in the Church of England and parliament, he has revealed.

He had heard “hate speech” in the past few weeks between members of the church and towards the members, and between and directed at members of parliament, he told the Spectator.

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