A letter, signed by the head of the Anglican Church of Pakistan, bishops, and officers of the Church of Pakistan, stated that the appointment of an open homosexual feeds hostile narratives in a country like Pakistan, where homosexuality is illegal and Christians are an often-persecuted minority.

The chorus of concern about the appointment of an openly homosexual Archbishop of Wales has continued to grow, with Anglican leaders in Pakistan penning an open letter to the Rt Rev Anthony Poggo, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion.

The letter, published on Anglican Ink, has been signed by the Most Rev Dr Azad Marshall, head of the Anglican Church of Pakistan, and by the bishops and officers of the Church of Pakistan.

In it, the bishops say that the appointment of the Rt Rev Cherry Vann as Wales’ archbishop has generated “deep concern and grief” within the Church in Pakistan.

The bishops made it clear that they hold no personal animus towards Vann and that they respected the right of different provinces within the Anglican Communion to make their own decisions. However, they said that such decisions were not without consequences.

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