Cliff: 'Church must accept gays exist'

Christian pop legend Cliff Richard has urged the Church to "learn to deal" with homosexuality, and accept the world is very different from when Jesus Christ was alive.

Sun, 18 Dec, 2005 - 17:25

Christian pop legend Cliff Richard has urged the Church to "learn to deal" with homosexuality, and accept the world is very different from when Jesus Christ was alive.

The Saviour's Day singer, 65, is saddened by conservative religious figures' attitude to gay priests and has urged for tolerance of homosexuality.

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