NSW: Church must accept reality of gay relationships: Carnley

AAP General News (Australia)
02-26-2004
NSW: Church must accept reality of gay relationships: Carnley

SYDNEY, Feb 25 AAP - The Anglican church must accept the reality that same sex relationships
existed and work out how it would tackle the issue, Archbishop Peter Carnley said today.

Dr Carnley, the Primate of the Anglican church, said while he understood some of the
reasons why US President George Bush was seeking to ban same-sex marriages, there was
a reality that needed to be addressed.

"Gay relationships certainly exist, and whilst some heterosexual people might say that
those relationships are unnatural, if you talk to the gay …