UK:Church group in anti-gay storm
Jan 5 2007
EXCLUSIVE by Deborah James,
Liverpool Daily Post Staff

Excerpt: "He said: "Years ago, the Church was quite a sanctuary for gay people. Everyone knows a lot of gay men became ordained.

"But now they are continuing this `don't ask, don't tell' attitude, and they're stuck in the Middle Ages."

In December, hundreds of gay couples up and down the country celebrated the first anniversary of their civil partnerships, popularly known as gay weddings, which became legal on December 21, 2005.

A Church of England spokesman for the Liverpool Diocese said: "The Diocese of Liverpool deplores homophobia in all its forms." full article