Priest confronts Opposition Leader Bill Shorten over same-sex marriage

By Tom McIlroy
Updated August 30 2016 - 5:18pm, first published 2:18pm
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is welcomed to the Ecumenical Service to mark the opening of the 45th Parliament at the Church of St Andrew in Canberra. The same-sex marriage confrontation occurred after the ceremony. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is welcomed to the Ecumenical Service to mark the opening of the 45th Parliament at the Church of St Andrew in Canberra. The same-sex marriage confrontation occurred after the ceremony. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten during the Ecumenical Service to mark the opening of the 45th Parliament.  Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten during the Ecumenical Service to mark the opening of the 45th Parliament. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the Church of St Andrew in Canberra on Tuesday. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the Church of St Andrew in Canberra on Tuesday. Photo: Andrew Meares

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has been confronted by an Anglican priest over comments linking opponents of same-sex marriage to bigoted views and homophobia.

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