Royal wedding: Archbishop backs William and Kate's decision to live together before marriage

The Archbishop of York has given his backing to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s decision to live together before marriage.
By Tim Ross, Jonathan Wynne-Jones and Gordon Rayner
Apr 2011

The Archbishop of York backed Prince William and Kate Middleton’s decision to live together before marriage, saying that many modern couples want to “test the milk before they buy the cow”.

Dr John Sentamu argued that the royal couple’s public commitment to live their lives together today would be more important than their past.

But Anglican traditionalists criticised the Archbishop, the second most senior cleric in the Church of England, for failing to reinforce Christian teaching which prohibits sex outside marriage. the rest