Assault charges to be pressed against cathedral official Peter Tatchell has announced plans to issue a witness summons to require the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. George Carey, to testify as a defence witness. This will be the first time in modern history that an Archbishop of Canterbury has been summonsed to court. Tatchell has been … Tatchell to summons Archbishop Carey as a witness
How many protesters can fit in a pulpit? Easter Pilgrimage to Canterbury, 12-April-1998 ©1998 David Hoffman Photos . . . Email David Hoffman Photos Archbishop Carey condemned for endorsing discrimination The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. George Carey, was surrounded in his pulpit by gay rights protesters as he was delivering his Easter Sunday sermon in … Archbishop of Canterbury interrupted in Easter Sermon
Media reporting of the outing furore was a classic example of homophobia, double-standards, misrepresentation, abuse and censorship. When the Sunday Mirror last year outed Eastenders heart-throb, Michael French, there was no dispproval or rebuke from the rest of the media. Not a single newspaper denounced outing or defended French’s right to privacy. This silence contrasts … Outing – the truth behind the headlines
60 Bishops Challenged over Anglican Homophobia Seven members of the gay rights group OutRage! staged a silent protest “against Anglican support for antigay discrimination” during Morning Eucharist at Southwark Cathedral today at 11 a.m.. The protest was directed at 60 leading Anglican primates from around the world, who were attending the service whilst in London … Gays in Silent Protest at Southwark Cathedral
Archbishop Carey and 16 Bishops Confronted Ten members of OutRage! scaled the walls of Lambeth Palace today at noon, confronting Archbishop George Carey and sixteen leading Anglican primates from around the world who were meeting at the Palace to plan the 1998 Lambeth Conference. Brandishing placards with the words “STOP CRUCIFYING QUEERS”, they were protesting … Gays invade Lambeth Palace
In March 1995, the then Bishop of London, Dr. David Hope, called an impromptu press conference where he announced that his sexuality was a “grey area”. He claimed that he had been forced to make this announcement because he was being pressured and intimidated by Peter Tatchell of the gay rights group OutRage!, who had … The Outing of Bishop Hope