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What I'd say about that is that we must respect homosexuals in the church. I've got many homosexual friends, the issue is not in any way a homophobic reaction on my part.

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George Carey
Age: 88
Born: 1935
Born: November 13
Archbishop Of Canterbury
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Rt. Rev. and Rt. Hon. George Leonard Carey
Baron Carey of Clifton
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