Letter: Church's unchanging doctrine on homosexuality

Wednesday 15 March 1995 00:02 GMT

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From Bishop Lesslie Newbigin

Sir: In your leading article "Love and sex in a hostile church" (9 March), you deplore the slowness of the Church to catch up with contemporary society in the matter of homosexual practice. In the lemming-like rush towards total moral disintegration, it is no doubt deplorable that there are laggards. What has perhaps not occurred to you is that the Church has not received the commission to "go with the flow" but to declare and exemplify God's intention for human life, including human sexuality and to offer the resources needed for living in accordance with it.

Yours faithfully,

LESSLIE NEWBIGIN

London, SE24

10 March

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