'I am sorry about slavery'
Sunday October 7, 2007
Amitabh Sharma, Features Coordinator

Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, did not mince his words as he apologised for the Anglican Church's participation in the slave trade.

"Whether I like it or not, I belong to the church which participated in the transatlantic slave trade," said Archbishop Sentamu, at a special convocation ceremony at the University of the West Indies (UWI).

"The actions of my forebears are my actions," said Archbishop Sentamu," I can't distance myself from the terrible things that the Anglican Church did to my brothers and sisters who were sold as slaves. And for that I deeply apologise." the rest