Archbishop of Canterbury hosts Muslim gabfest as peers push abortion on Northern Ireland

The Archbishop of Canterbury and his fellow-bishops in the Church of England are being slammed for skipping the critical House of Lords vote that resulted in the imposition of abortion on Northern Ireland.

None of the 26 bishops who serve as voting members of Parliament were present or voted during the debate on July 17 and 18.

Instead, on the day of the debate, Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby was hosting a meeting of the Christian Muslim Forum at Lambeth Palace and was tweeting the Lord’s Prayer using emojis to celebrate World Emoji Day.

Lamenting the truancy of the Lords Spiritual on the bishops’ bench, Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown told the House of Lords that the issues being discussed had “tremendous moral implications for our nation, especially in Northern Ireland.”

“I am sad that, at a time when we need spiritual leadership, there is a Bench that is completely empty and its members are not present to give us that spiritual leadership on issues which have major moral implications for the people of the United Kingdom,” he noted.

At a time when we need spiritual leadership, there is a Bench that is completely empty and its members are not present to give us that spiritual leadership.

With no opposition from the bishops, the House of Lords voted 182–37 in favour of repealing sections 58 and 59 of the Offence Against the Person Act (1861) (OAPA) for Northern Ireland, which would likely make abortion available up until 28 weeks gestation and undermine the sovereignty of Northern Ireland.

Dave Brennan, chief executive of Brephos, a pro-life organisation, responded to Welby’s tweets on the Christian-Muslim conference and World Emoji Day asking his about his “stance on the abortion legislation being forced on Northern Ireland.” Welby did not respond.

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