God is not male or female, says Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury has weighed in on the debate over God's gender by saying He is neither male nor female.
The Most Reverend Justin Welby said descriptions of God were 'to some degree metaphorical' and that His characterisation as 'Father' could not be understood in exactly the same way as an earthly father.
The Archbishop made the comments during a conversation on encountering God at St-Martins-in-the-Fields Church in London last week.
Speaking to the church's vicar, the Rev Dr Sam Wells, the Archbishop said: 'It is extraordinarily important as Christians that we remember that the definitive revelation of who God is was not in words, but in the word of God who we call Jesus Christ. We can't pin God down.'...
