Sir Cliff Richard calls on church to bless gay marriage

Posted on September 7, 2008
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Once he was the bachelor boy, now he’s the oldest swinger in town. But Sir Cliff Richard has rarely courted the degree of controversy likely to be provoked by a chapter in his new autobiography, in which he calls on the Church to give its blessing to same-sex marriage.

Sir Cliff, famously unbetrothed after six decades in showbusiness, claims same-sex marriages are a modern example of how the world has moved on. “I think the Church must come round and see people as they are now,” he says.

“Gone are the days when we assumed loving relationships would be solely between men and women.”

The singer, who is a well-known pin-up for the Christian faith, has long been dogged by speculation about his sexuality. In his book he says he is sick of such rumours and defends homosexuality as a way of life.

Sir Cliff Richard calls on church to bless gay marriage
Times Online - UK