Welby sorry for Anglican 'hurt' to LGBT communitypublished at 17.31
Justin Welby has apologised for "hurt and pain" caused by the Anglican Church to the LGBT community.
The Archbishop of Canterbury made the comments as he defended the decision to restrict a liberal US branch of the church for allowing same-sex marriage.
He said it was not for Anglican leaders to "divide the church" and that union would be "painful as well as joyful".
But he added it was a "constant source of deep sadness that people are persecuted for their sexuality".