Senior Anglican minister calls for Christians to pray that Prince George is gay

Christians should pray that Prince George is gay as it would be “the fastest way” to force the Church of England to support same-sex marriage, a Senior Anglican priest has said.

Scottish Episcopal Church clergyman The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth suggested that Christians in England ask “for the Lord to bless Prince George with a love, when he grows up, of a fine young gentleman.”

(Getty)

He added: “And remember that God is distinctly non-binary in scripture.”

In June, the Scottish Episcopal Church – which is the Church of England’s sister institution – became the first mainstream branch of Christianity in the UK to allow same-sex weddings.

Provost Holdsworth (right) (Twitter/kelvin holdsworth)

The comments from Provost Holdsworth, who runs St Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow, were posted in the wake of Meghan Markle’s engagement to Prince Harry.

They prompted a fiery response from the Queen’s former chaplain.

(Twitter/kelvin holdsworth)

Right Rev Gavin Ashenden, a Church of England clergyman who served the Queen from 2008 until earlier this year, said that praying for the Prince to be gay was “more like a curse”.

“If you’re going to pray for Prince George, pray for him to be happy … and pray for him to discharge his duty as prince, to be married and have children,” he told The Times.