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Matthew Parris

Has the Archbishop of Canterbury forsaken God?

The horrible events seem to have prompted Dr Welby to question his faith

28 November 2015

9:00 AM

28 November 2015

9:00 AM

The Archbishop of Canterbury, we heard during the BBC’s Songs of Praise broadcast last Sunday, ‘doubted God’ after the Paris attacks. On a walk on Saturday (he told listeners) he said to God, ‘Where are you in all this?’

As we are in confessional mood, here’s an anxiety of my own.

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