Archbishop of Canterbury accused of second 'betrayal' of gay cleric

The Archbishop of Canterbury has been accused of “betraying” an openly homosexual cleric for the second time over his bid to become a bishop.
By Martin Beckford, Religious Affairs Correspondent
09 Jul 2010

Dr Jeffrey John, the Dean of St Albans Photo: PA Dr Rowan Williams was said by some in the Anglican Communion of abandoning his former liberal credentials by failing to vote for Dr Jeffrey John as the next Bishop of Southwark.

It comes exactly seven years after the Archbishop forced Dr John, an old friend of his, to refuse his appointment as Bishop of Reading following an outcry from conservatives. the rest