A Sad day for Christianity...

Anti-Gay Cleric Appointed Anglican Archbishop
by Peter Moore 365Gay.com London Bureau

Posted: June 17, 2005 5:00 pm ET


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(London) One of Britain's most vocal opponents of gay priests and same-sex relationships has been named the number two man in the Church of England.

The Ugandan-born Right Rev. John Sentamu on Friday was appointed by the British government as Archbishop of York. He becomes the first black archbishop in the COE's history.

Currently Stemanu is Bishop of Birmingham. A former judge, Sentamu, has made clear he supports the Lambeth Resolution of 1998, which rejects homosexual practice as "incompatible with scripture" and rules out gay marriage in the church and opposes Britain's civil unions which come into effect in December.

Stemanu's appointment is seen as an olive branch to conservatives in the worldwide Anglican faith who have been at war with liberals since the election in the US branch of the church of Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire.

Robinson is the first openly gay bishop in the Anglican Church and conservatives, mainly in Africa have threatened a schism.

"It is imperative that the church regains her vision and confidence in mission, developing ways that will enable the Church of England to reconnect imaginatively with England," Stemanu said in a statement.

The appointment has riled gays in the Church.

“I cannot pretend that we are anything other than disappointed that a person that has not shown himself to be a particular friend of the lesbian and gay community has been appointed,” said Richard Kirker, general secretary of the Church of England's Lesbian & Gay Christian Movement.

“We would have preferred someone willing to openly challenge homophobia and advocate justice for all whatever their sexual orientation.”

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