[Justin] Welby listened intently to the rituals, his poker face a picture of both concentration and concern. \u201cDo not be quick to anger, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools,\u201d\u009d came advice from the Bible \u201d\u201d not unlike Williams\u2019 parting advice last year that his successor would need \u201cthe constitution of an ox and the skin of a rhinoceros.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
Stepping out of a medieval court inside the cathedral and into the bright sunshine of the London cold, Welby was asked by reporters about his and the church\u2019s position regarding a contentious bill in Parliament to allow same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n
While sticking to the church\u2019s position that marriage is a sacred union between a man and a woman, he told a BBC reporter: \u201cThe government wants it. We think there are issues around the way it\u2019s going forward. But it\u2019s not a collision course. … We\u2019ve made our views clear and I\u2019m very much with the House of Bishops on this. They have made their views clear.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n