HOMOSEXUAL, bisexual and transsexual people should be treated with "compassion" and as equal Christians, according to a new Church of England guide published yesterday.

A Church of England report on human sexuality was being published today in the wake of the row over gay clergy in the Anglican Communion.

THE Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, called for a "pause for thought" yesterday after gay priest Canon Jeffrey John, announced he was withdrawing his acceptance of the post of the Bishop of Reading.