Bishop urges gay people to repent
Updated on 05 July 2009
The Bishop of Rochester has been accused of going "against Christ's gospel" after he urged homosexuals to "repent and be changed".
Equality campaigner Peter Tatchell said Dr Michael Nazir-Ali should "repent his homophobia" which went against Jesus's teachings of love and compassion.
The Church of England bishop, who is stepping down from his post in September, told The Sunday Telegraph: "The Bible's teaching shows that marriage is between a man and a woman. That is the way to express our sexual nature. We welcome homosexuals, we don't want to exclude people, but we want them to repent and be changed."
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