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'I feel sick over Church discrimination ruling'

A gay clergyman who was prevented from taking up a post as a hospital chaplain says he "feels sick" after an employment tribunal ruled he was not discriminated against. Canon Jeremy Pemberton made history when he became the first British clergyman to marry his same-sex partner. But shortly afterwards, he was told the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham was withdrawing his licence and the job offer was withdrawn. However, he is still working as a chaplain in Lincolnshire. The Reverend Ian Paul told the programme that clergymen had to obey church doctrine that marriage was between a man and a woman.

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