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LONDON, October 2, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Church of England documents reveal that the Anglican hierarchy plans to use brazen political spin to recover from its recent homosexuality crisis.  “In addition to attempting to manage the gay issue strategically, there is at least the challenge … of displacing it at least partially from public and media attention,” say the “strictly confidential” documents entitled “Notes towards a Handling Strategy on Gay Issues,” written by one of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s top advisers and leaked to The Daily Telegraph.  “This involves, principally, finding attractive alternative stories involving ABC [the Archbishop of Canterbury] and/or the Church,” and showcasing “ABC as poet – do a reading, make a high-profile [House of] Lords intervention, announce a theology prize.” Homosexuality is described as a “hydra-headed” issue: “The monster cannot be slain with a single sword thrust, but steps can be taken to try to render each of the heads less dangerous.”  Critics say the use of shorthand like “ABC” sounds like typical political spin. “The ABC needs to be seen and heard as offering a balanced ticket, as someone capable of relating constructively to a range of constituencies. In strategic terms this means keeping an appropriate distance from many strands of the issue and (because of the perception that he is on the liberal wing and is so in personal rather than corporate terms) being seen and heard as receptive to conservative opinion.”  For Telegraph coverage:  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2003%2F10%2F01%2Fnchur01.xml