Gay vicar 'pushed out' of church

It's about the way the church treat all gay and lesbian people

The first Church of England vicar in a same-sex marriage is leaving his parish and claims "institutional homophobia" means he is blacklisted from getting another job in the church.

Father Andrew Foreshew-Cain resigned from his parish to move closer to Manchester, where his husband is working.

He says he is unable to keep on being a priest in his new area because "the institutional homophobia of the church makes it impossible".

We were also joined by Susie Leafe who defended the church and told us that "the church treats gay and straight people exactly the same".

Watch the full discussion above.

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