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	*In 670, [[St Theodore of Tarsus]] prescribed penances for various homosexual acts.		*In 670, [[St Theodore of Tarsus]] prescribed penances for various homosexual acts.
	*[[St Anselm]] wrote in passionate terms to male friends, and suppressed the condemnation of homosexuality following the [[Council of London]] in 1102.		*[[St Anselm]] wrote in passionate terms to male friends, and suppressed the condemnation of homosexuality following the [[Council of London]] in 1102.
		+	*[[John Whitgift]], Archbishop from 1573 to 1604 was noted for his close friendship to anotther clergyman.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury is the most senior cleric in the Church of England, and spiritual head of the Anglican Communion. There have been Archbishops of Canterbury since 597.

Some notable Archbishops of Canterbury

• In 670, St Theodore of Tarsus prescribed penances for various homosexual acts.
• St Anselm wrote in passionate terms to male friends, and suppressed the condemnation of homosexuality following the Council of London in 1102.
• John Whitgift, Archbishop from 1573 to 1604 was noted for his close friendship to anotther clergyman.