Archbishop Nichols wrong on equal marriage consultation data

Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster has accused the Government of an 'Orwellian manoevre' in the way it has reported the results of the gay marriage consultation. He claims that responses were 'seven-to-one' against, whereas the Home Office says 53% in favour. Rhion Jones considers this dispute and shows that the Church is counting petition signatures as equal to to a response to the consultation questionnaire. This is in breach of the Consultation Institute's Principle of Fair Interpretation - and undermines the Bishop's claims that the Government process is 'shambolic'! #consultation #equalmarriage. #catholicchurch #petitions