THE consistory court of the diocese of Leicester has refused to grant a faculty for the introduction of a new altar frontal at St Nicholas’s, Leicester, displaying the Progress Pride flag and incorporating a cross in the design. The Progress Pride flag was “not a Christian emblem”, the Chancellor Naomi Gyane said. In September 2022, it was given an altar frontal displaying the colours of the Progress Pride flag. AdvertisementThe proposed altar frontal is a bespoke piece of fabric sewn from high-quality cotton to display the colours and design of the Progress Pride flag. It was clear that there was not a unified belief that the proposed altar frontal achieved that purpose of oneness in Christ, and that, in the Chancellor’s view, was the purpose of an altar frontal.

Source: The Times February 19, 2024 12:40 UTC