Archbishop of Canterbury dismisses 'three wise men' story

From: Belfast Telegraph | Date: December 20, 2007 | Copyright information

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is dismissing the story of the three wise men as 'legend' saying they probably never existed.

He said that the Gosp...

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