(Sunday [London] Times) Catholics step up attack on same-sex marriage law

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, the leader of the Church of England, has said the law should not be used as a tool to bring about social changes such as gay marriages.

But Ben Summerskill, from the lesbian and gay charity Stonewall, said most people who heard the letter would ignore its contents.

He said: “It’s a shame Catholic church leaders are so deeply opposed to a 21st-century balance of rights that they’re not reading out letters about serious issues such as the Aids crisis in Africa or the 2.5m children who live in poverty in this country….”

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