{"id":153386,"date":"2015-09-20T10:42:17","date_gmt":"2015-09-20T10:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=153386"},"modified":"2015-09-20T10:42:17","modified_gmt":"2015-09-20T10:42:17","slug":"archbishop-offers-cottage-to-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/archbishop-offers-cottage-to-refugees\/","title":{"rendered":"Archbishop offers cottage to refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has promised to offer sanctuary for Syrian refugees at Lambeth Palace.<\/p>\n
A spokesman for the archbishop said refugees would be welcome to a four-bedroom cottage at the palace, his official London residence.<\/p>\n
Lambeth Palace said it was something he had been considering for “a while”.<\/p>\n
His gesture follows a similar move by the Catholic church after Pope Francis said two refugee families would move into Vatican housing.<\/p>\n
‘Desperate for sanctuary’<\/strong><\/p>\n A spokeswoman said the cottage, which is situated in the grounds of Lambeth Palace, is currently being redecorated and could provide room for a “family or two”.<\/p>\n She said: “As a Christian who leads the Church of England it is something he feels absolutely passionate about.<\/p>\n “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.”<\/p>\n