Nick Clegg today praised the Archbishop of Canterbury for confronting homophobia and accepting gay marriage.
The Deputy Prime Minister told PinkNews: “This is a welcome move by the Archbishop of Canterbury and I have great respect for his honesty.
“Justin Welby is right to denounce homophobia, be it here in the UK, or in other parts of the world.”
His support came as Mr Welby faced criticism from some in the Church of England for aying it had to accept same-sex marriage now that it was the law of the land.
He gave the first interview by an Archbishop of Canterbury to a gay publication by telling PinkNews: “We have to accept, and quite rightly, that the same-sex marriage act is law, and that it’s right and proper, it’s the law of the land, and that’s great.”
Publisher Benjamin Cohen, said the interview was “an important step” in the Church embracing equality.
