Lambeth Palace humiliated as Nazir-Ali speaks the truth

By: Damian Thompson
Dec 22, 2008

It's not often that the Indy breaks a religious affairs story, but today it informed us that the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester, has been the subject of a "scatological attack" by a Lambeth Palace aide who has since been sacked.

The story could hardly have broken at a more embarrassing time for the Archbishop of Canterbury. It goes without saying that Dr Williams deplores the incident, but the awkward fact is that Dr Nazir-Ali is intensely disliked by members of the Archbishop's entourage. So it doesn't look good.

The tension between Canterbury and Rochester is unlikely to be eased after tonight's Radio 3 interview with Dr Nazir-Ali who, once again, has spoken eloquently and straightforwardy in defence of Christianity, just as he did in The Sunday Telegraph at the weekend. No waffle here about an "unprincipled God". the rest

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