Date:18/07/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/18/stories/2008071855541800.htm

International

Archbishop’s comment creates uproar

London: A row has erupted after Britain’s top bishop declared that Christian doctrine is offensive to Muslims, a comment flayed by conservatives who said the religious leader is supposed to lead the Church and “not apologise”.

Radical Christians attacked the leadership of Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, for declaring that Christian doctrine is offensive to Muslims. He also criticised Christianity’s history for its violence, harsh punishments and betrayal of peaceful principles.

“Its radical Muslims who are the biggest threat to liberty,” Mike Judge, spokesman for the Christian Institute think-tank, was quoted as saying by the Daily Express tabloid of Britain. “Why apologise for things that happened hundreds of years ago? You can hardly compare what happened under the Inquisition with problems in the modern world,” he underlined. — PTI