Articles about Justin Welby

19 May 2013
Archbishop of Canterbury endorses Church’s opposition to opposite-sex civil partnerships 23 In a u-turn on his previous commitment to supporting civil partnerships for opposite-sex couples, Archbishop Justin Welby has endorsed the Church of England's statement opposing them.
6 May 2013
Church of England denies reports that gay dean Jeffrey John, is set to become Bishop of Durham 12 Leaders of the Church of England are to meet on Wednesday this week, to discuss potential candidates to become the new Bishop of Durham, and the openly gay Dean of St Albans has been tipped for the job.
18 April 2013
Peter Tatchell: Being invited to Lambeth Palace by Justin Welby represents LGBT progress 47 Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, reflects on today's meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, leader of the world's 78-million strong Anglican Communion, during which he urged Welby towards an understanding of the gay community.
17 April 2013
Bishop of Chichester to attend Christian LGBT conference in Brighton 8 The leader of the Church of England in Sussex will attend an LGBT conference in Brighton this weekend.
16 April 2013
Archbishop of Canterbury to discuss gay rights with Peter Tatchell on Thursday 50 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is set to discuss gay rights with Peter Tatchell on Thursday at Lambeth Palace.
10 April 2013
Blessings for same-sex couples rejected by Church of England 66 The Church of England has decided not to offer blessings to same-sex couples, and has reiterated its stance that such public acknowledgements are appropriate only for straight marriages.
31 March 2013
Archbishop of Canterbury: The Church of England must be ‘graceful’ in equal marriage row 14 The new Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, has said that the Church of England must remain "graceful" in its internal disagreements around equal marriage.
31 March 2013
Poll: Most believe Church of England is ‘out of touch’ with modern society 37 More than two-thirds (69%) of the population believe that the Church of England is out of touch with society and half (54%) believe that it does a bad job of providing moral leadership.
21 March 2013
Kent: LGBT campaigners take part in Archbishop of Canterbury enthronement protest 6 Several LGBT campaigners have taken part in a demonstration outside Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, amid the enthronement of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury.
21 March 2013
Archbishop of Canterbury speaks of challenge posed to Church by ‘stunning’ gay couples 58 Ahead of his formal enthronement in Canterbury Cathedral later today, Archbishop Justin Welby has spoken of the "stunning" gay couples he knows, but says the Church will not back down from its anti-same-sex marriage stance.
21 March 2013
Archbishop of Canterbury to discuss gay rights with Peter Tatchell 28 The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has agreed to meet with Peter Tatchell after the human rights campaigner urged him to support LGBT equality in an open letter.
16 March 2013
Bishop of Liverpool: Can the Church of England continue to deny blessings for same-sex unions? 26 The Bishop of Liverpool, James Jones, went against the official line of the Church of England and said the church should be offering blessing services for gay couples' unions.
12 March 2013
Archbishop of Canterbury says he supports strengthening gay relationships but not with marriage 38 The newly elected Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has said that he supports strengthening gay relationships and recognises that the love between people of the same-sex is as "no less" than heterosexual couples.
4 February 2013
New Archbishop of Canterbury: ‘Marriage is between a man and a woman, and always has been’ 72 The new Archbishop of Canterbury is expected to use his timely appointment, one day before the first vote on same-sex marriage, to announce his opposition to changes in the law.
14 January 2013
Church of England considering in-church blessings for ‘celibate’ gay couples 43 Reports have suggested that the Church of England plans to consider allowing gay couples to have their civil partnerships blessed in churches.
7 December 2012
Church of England: David Cameron is being ‘divisive’ over same-sex marriage 46 The Church of England has criticised David Cameron’s support for allowing faith organisations to provide marriages for gay couples.
21 November 2012
Church of England isolated further on equal marriage following bishop vote 38 The COE's decision to vote against the introduction of women bishops is also likely to undermine its opposition to marriage equality, according to an Anglican theologian.
9 November 2012
UK: New Archbishop signals openness on LGBT issues 86 The Bishop of Durham Justin Welby, who has been appointed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, says the Church of England must have “no truck with any form of homophobia”.
8 November 2012
UK: Anti-equal marriage bishop chosen to become Archbishop of Canterbury 123 The Bishop of Durham Justin Welby, who is strongly opposed to equal marriage, is set to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury.

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