London archbishop says opening churches a matter of ‘basic equality’

LEICESTER, United Kingdom – A London archbishop says opening churches is not just a matter of religious freedom, but of “basic equality and justice.”

Writing to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Archbishop John Wilson of Southwark – which covers the parts of the British capital south of the River Thames – said there is a “growing frustration that churches remain closed for private, individual, visits of prayer.”

Churches were closed on March 23 when Johnson put the United Kingdom in...