Great, just what we would need a whole other set of laws and courts. One which metes out medieval justice especially if you are a woman.
What was the Archbishop thinking? Wait, I know, he wasn't thinking. Trick question.
Church backlash as Archbishop of Canterbury calls for Sharia law in Britain
The Archbishop of Canterbury's claim that it seems "unavoidable" that some form of Sharia law will be introduced in Britain today came under attack from his own senior clergy.
The Bishop of Southwark the Right Reverend Tom Butler cast doubts on the argument that the Islamic law will come into force in the UK.
He said: "It will take a great deal more thought and work before I think it's a good idea."
Asked on BBC Radio 4's Today programme whether the Church of England leader, Dr Rowan Williams, should have been more diplomatic in his speech which sparked the controversy, Dr Butler said: "The Archbishop has a way with language but this was a very heavy lecture."
He admitted that the Dr Williams had entered a "minefield" with his views on Sharia law and it was not clear whether he would backtrack on behalf of the Church of England, on this issue.
He said: "Like all bishops I'm waking up this morning to a shoal of emails from clergy asking what's going on."
Culture Secretary Andy Burnham also launched a ferocious backlash against the Archbishop of Canterbury's claims about sharia law.
