Archbishop of Canterbury to host refugees at official London residence - “Jesus was a refugee”

[Turborama]

Source: The Guardian

The archbishop of Canterbury is to take in Syrian refugees at his official London residence, saying “Jesus was a refugee”.

Justin Welby is to house “a family or two” in a four-bedroom cottage in the grounds of Lambeth Palace on the south bank of the Thames, a spokeswoman confirmed on Sunday.

His gesture follows a similar move by the Catholic church. Pope Francis said two refugee families would move into Vatican housing, but Lambeth Palace said it was something the archbishop has been considering for a while.

A spokeswoman said the cottage in the palace grounds was currently being redecorated and could provide room for a “family or two”. She said: “As a Christian who leads the Church of England it is something he feels absolutely passionate about.

“As the archbishop has said, Jesus was a refugee, and there are refugees here who are desperate for sanctuary from war-torn places and the archbishop is completely torn about their situation and wants to make a difference.”



Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/sep/20/archbishop-of-canterbury-to-host-refugees-at-official-london-residence

[Lychee2]

1. When was Jesus a "refugee"?

When his family took him to Egypt as a kid?

[jwirr]

3. I assume that is what he was thinking.

[LiberalArkie]

4. When Herod killed all the children under 2 years old. They were told to flee to Egypt.

So yes they were refugees in the purest sense.

[jwirr]

2. This is good. Both he and the Pope are demonstrating

how they want their followers to act. Hopefully many will.

[CTyankee]

6. I'd like to see France step up. They were the original colonizers of Syria and frankly,

should feel more responsibility.

[jwirr]

7. That would be good also but I suspect that may be

exactly why they are not. History is often the reason people do not get along.

[CTyankee]

9. Well, things have changed since the French left, but it is their original sin...

I used to tutor refugee groups and people from former colonies around the world and I had students from the west African francophone nations, such as Benin. They all spoke French as well as their tribal nations. France saw the error of its ways at long last. Some of these people have settled in France. I don't recall why my students didn't...

[NonMetro]

5. Tit For Tat With The Pope?

Um.....breast for tat? Is that better?

[pampango]

8. As republicans will point out, Jesus was a Jewish refugee, not a Muslim one. To them,

that makes a big difference.