Gavin Ashend­en, a former chapla­in to Queen Elizab­eth II, condem­ned Holdsw­orth's remark­sLONDON: A Scottish priest has caused a stir by expressing hope that four-year-old Prince George, who is third in line to the British throne, turns out to be gay so as to make the Church of England accept gay marriage. Holdsworth, rector of St Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow, is himself gay and a campaigner for gay rights. The Scottish Episcopal Church, a branch of the Anglican Church, voted in June to remove the reference in the wedding ritual to marriage being a union “between a man and a woman”. British Royal family issues official statement on Prince Harry and Meghan’s engagementAnglican leaders in October disciplined the Scottish Episcopal Church in the same way as they did the US Episcopal Church in 2016 for approving gay marriage. “If you’re going to pray for Prince George, pray for him to be happy… and pray for him to discharge his duty as prince, to be married and have children,” he told The Times.

Source: The Express Tribune December 01, 2017 13:52 UTC