Child abuse is a heinous and personally damaging crime; it is therefore incumbent on the Church to treat such matters with the utmost seriousness.
John SentamuMarriage is built around complementarity of the sexes and therefore the institution of marriage is a support for stable families and societies.
John SentamuMarriage is a relationship between a man and a woman. I don't think it is the role of the state to define what marriage is.
John SentamuThe virtue of the civil partnerships scheme lay in the attempt to treat the needs of gay and lesbian couples as what they are, not to bundle them into some other category.
John Sentamu