Vicar who dressed up in a 小型の skirt, gold leggings and heels... for 'vicars and tarts party'

Updated: 15:28 BST, 18 November 2010

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A charity? 'vicars and tarts' party has 誘発するd 乱暴／暴力を加える amongst church-goers after a clergyman wore a flamboyant? 小型の-skirt and leggings outfit? for the event.

The Reverend ツバメ Wray, of St Lawrence the 殉教者 Church, South 保護物，者s, has? been on sick leave for almost three months after some of his pari shioners? 表明するd alarm at his part in the night in August, which 目的（とする）d to raise 基金s? for 地元の charities.

What was meant to be a fun-filled 事件／事情／状勢 has divided opinion with some of the? congregation believing the vicar's 決定／判定勝ち（する） to dress up as a 'tart' had brought? his parish into disrepute after a photograph of Rev Wray at the party, was? published in the 地元の newspaper, the 保護物，者s Gazette.

L-R: Party organiser Dave Wood, Rev Martin Wray (in gold leggings), Lee Wray and Kerry Lee at The Steamboat pub in South Shields.

The Reverend Martin Wray in a slightly more sober ensemble

Work's a drag: The Reverend ツバメ Wray in fancy dress at the 議論の的になる基金-raising event and in rather more sober attire for his 'day 職業'

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Reverend Wray was not 利用できる for comment 直接／まっすぐに but a friend, speaking on? his に代わって, said his 参加 had been "blown out of 割合" and? 示唆するd there was a "whiff of homophobia" about the reaction.

Reverend Wray is gay and entered into a civil 共同 with his partner in May of this year.

The source said : "He is 存在 pilloried for something that was meant to be just a bit? of fun in support of a good 原因（となる）. I can't help but think there is some sort of? homophobic undercurrent here, which is very disappointing.

"He just dressed as a tart because he's a vicar, and coming to the party as a? vicar really? wouldn't have made sense.

"It was a very respectable event. There were two former 市長s in 出席,? although they weren't dressed up.??

"The money raised on the night was to be divided between the Arts 4 Wellbeing? charity in South 保護物，者s and St Lawrence's.?

All in the best possible taste: (l-r) Party organiser Dave 支持を得ようと努めるd, Rev ツバメ Wray (in gold leggings), 物陰／風下 Wray and Kerry 物陰／風下 at The Steamboat pub in South 保護物，者s.

Arts 4 Wellbeing is a South Tyneside charity, 供給するing tuition in arts and （手先の）技術s? for those 苦しむing from mental hea lth problems.

In the end St Lawrence's 辞退するd to? 受託する the money, （人命などを）奪う，主張するing it was 'tainted'. I think it's a terrible 態度."?

Some churchgoers at St Lawrence's say a photograph of Rev Wray at the party? was "just a 誘発する／引き起こす" まっただ中に other 関心s.

One parishioner, who 拒絶する／低下するd to give their 指名する, （人命などを）奪う，主張するd "Having his photograph taken in the Gazette was something he should? not have 許すd to happen, associating St Lawrence's as it did with the event.??

"It was a mistake and he has since 認める it was a mistake. But that 出来事/事件? was just a 誘発する／引き起こす. We had other 関心s.

"We have not heard from Reverend Wray for some time but the congregation is? sticking together and keeping the church services going. We're not sure what? his 意向s for the 未来 are."

The Reverend Stuart Bain, archdeacon for Sunderland, who helps 監督する the work? of clergy in the town, said: "ツバメ took part in a charity event for a good? 原因（となる） and it's true that some of his parishioners, I'm not sure how many, were? unhappy with his 参加.??

"It was （疑いを）晴らす there was no 意向 on his part to create upset in any way. It? can happen that parishioners 落ちる out with their clergy for all 肉親，親類d of? 推論する／理由s."?

With a 不足 of clergymen 全国的な, 成果／努力s are 存在 made to 確実にする that? all services and funerals and baptisms are covered at St Lawrence's.