Posted on 09/03/2019 6:02:30 PM PDT by marshmallow
The Archbishop of Canterbury has apologised for comments he made to Remainers about the Brexit referendum.
It comes after the Archbishop told those who voted to stay in the EU to "stop whingeing" and accept the verdict of the Brexit vote at a Christian festival last week.
Welby shared on social media his regret over hurting people's feelings with his "careless" and "insensitive" remarks saying: "I am aware of the upset after I talked about the need to "stop whingeing" about the Brexit referendum result.
"I expressed myself carelessly and insensitively in the moment. I apologise for that and the hurt that people have felt."
He went on to say that Christians have a responsibility to be "salt and light" and to "admit when they go wrong."
In his Facebook post the Archbishop insists the intention of his comments was to discourage hateful language and promote unity and reconciliation at a time of great division across the country.
He went on to say that although he has concerns over the political climate and the implications a no-deal Brexit could have on the poor, he recognises that all Christians are united by their faith in Christ, regardless of their politic views.
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stuck his finger in the wind did he?
He could have stuck his finger somewhere else.
Whingeing? Is that a tomayto-tomaahto thing or a typo?
Tell it to the whingers in Parliament.
It's a British thing.
https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/03/on-whinge-and-whine.html
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