Former Newcastle Anglican Bishop Greg Thompson criticises church 'fragility about sexuality'

By Joanne McCarthy
July 13 2019 - 1:00pm
Warning: Former Newcastle Anglican Bishop Greg Thompson in May, 2017 at a farewell at Christ Church Cathedral after speaking up strongly for victims of child sexual abuse within his church. Picture: Jonathan Carroll.
Warning: Former Newcastle Anglican Bishop Greg Thompson in May, 2017 at a farewell at Christ Church Cathedral after speaking up strongly for victims of child sexual abuse within his church. Picture: Jonathan Carroll.

ELEMENTS of the Christian faith are using the Israel Folau contract dispute with Rugby Union Australia as a "trojan horse for an argument about religious freedoms", said the former Anglican Bishop of Newcastle who spoke out about child sexual abuse in his church.

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