Marriage 'undervalued' says Archbishop
Feb 6 2007
Rhodri Clark, Western Mail

BROKEN marriages are costing society dear, the Archbishop of Canterbury said yesterday.
Dr Rowan Williams, left, attacked the "commentating classes of north London" for failing to appreciate the benefits of long marriages.

His comments were supported by clergy in Wales, but Welsh Women's Aid said people should not put up with domestic abuse for the sake of preserving their marriage.

Dr Williams said, "A great deal of the running is made in the commentating and reflecting terms by people who do not perhaps fully see how much they are trading on the inherited capital and stability and yes, the prosaic heroism that has evolved over generations. The fluidity, changeability of relationships and the transience of marriage may look perfectly fine if you belong to the commentating classes of north London but you don't have to go many miles to see what the cost is for people who cannot take that sort of thing for granted." the rest