By IRNA,
London : Archbishop of York John Sentamu is planning a parachute jump to express sympathy and to raise funds for British soldiers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sentamu, who opposed the Iraq war and believes that Britain does too little to meet its debt to the armed services, said the government needs to do more to look after servicemen and women.
“That means paying them more when on active service, housing them better and providing for the best medical and respite care if injured,” he said.
The 59-year old black archbishop is the second highest clergyman in the Church of England. He was noted previously for setting up a peace camp two years ago and hold a fast to express solidarity with the Lebanese people during the latest month-long Israeli invasion.
He was due to leap from a plane from some 3,660 meters Tuesday above the countryside in Nottinghamshire central England, but his parachute jump was postponed until June 6 because of bad weather.