Published 2 years ago

Rwanda asylum scheme: Archbishop of Canterbury hits out at government plans, saying they are ungodly

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Justin Welby, the Church of England's highest-ranking cleric, criticises the government's plans to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda. The scheme has sparked outrage and widespread criticism from human rights organisations and even the UN. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had already suggested there could be legal challenges to the plans.

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BBC News

UK's Rwanda asylum plan ungodly, says Archbishop - BBC News

There were "serious ethical questions" over sending migrants to east Africa, Justin Welby says.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Rwanda plan is ‘against the judgment of God’, says archbishop of Canterbury

Leader of the Church of England attacks asylum scheme as charities stress that children could be among those shipped to Africa

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Archbishop of Canterbury slams UK government’s plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda

In his Easter Sunday sermon, the Archbishop said “sub-contracting out our responsibilities, even to a country that seeks to do well, like Rwanda, is the opposite of the nature of God who himself took responsibility for our failures”

2 years ago·India

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The Independent

Rwanda migrants plan ‘cannot stand up to judgment of God’, says archbishop

The Archbishop of Canterbury is set to condemn the Government’s plans in his Easter Sunday sermon.

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Archbishop of Canterbury condemns Britain's Rwanda asylum plan

LONDON - The Archbishop of Canterbury has condemned a British plan to send tens of thousands of asylum seekers to the East African country of Rwanda, saying the policy did not stand "the judgment of God". Delivering a sermon on Easter Sunday at Canterbury Cathedral, Justin Welby said the strategy announced last week by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson posed "serious ethical

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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