Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has defended his decision to speak about Sharia law, saying it is right to air all faith communities' concerns.
He told the Church of England's general synod he felt some remarks had been taken out of context, but he accepted he may have created misunderstanding.
He added he did not regret making comments, in which he implied adopting aspects of Sharia law was unavoidable.
Earlier PM Gordon Brown praised Dr Williams's "great integrity".
Dr Williams told clergy and lay people at the Church of England synod in Westminster he believed "some of what has been heard is a very long way indeed from what was actually said".
"But I must of course take responsibility for any unclarity in either that text or in the radio interview and for any misleading choice of words that's helped to cause distress or misunderstanding among the public at large, and especially among my fellow Christians.''
He went on to say he did not regret addressing the issue of Sharia law.
"I believe quite strongly that it is not inappropriate for a pastor of the Church of England to address issues about the perceived concerns of other religious communities, and to try and bring them into better public focus."
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