What did Sarah Mullaly really say in Rome?

A number of online articles published this week have wrongly claimed that the Archbishop of Canterbury described the Catholic Church’s position on women’s ordination as ‘an injustice’.

That claim is false.

According to a statement from Lambeth Palace, ‘the Archbishop of Canterbury categorically did not say – or suggest – that the ban on women’s ordination in the Catholic Church is “an injustice”.’

The statement further explains that an interview given by Sarah Mullally to PA Media while in Rome was manipulated by a YouTube channel, APT, in a way that substantially and materially altered its meaning. This was then picked up by a number of media outlets.