CofE 'not giving up' on sex within marriage, Justin Welby says – while doing just that and endorsing gay sex

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In a 2017 interview, Alistair Campbell, the former spokesperson and press secretary for Prime Minister Tony Blair, asked the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, “Is gay sex sinful?”

At the time, Welby responded, “that is a question you know very well I can’t give a straight answer to".

Welby justified his position, adding: “ because I don't do blanket condemnation, and I haven't got a good answer to the question. I'll be really honest about that. I know I haven't got a good answer to the question.”

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