The Church of England is investigating a vicar accused of posting an article on Facebook blaming Israel for the 9/11 attacks in the US.
The Reverend Stephen Sizer, vicar of Christ Church, in Virginia Water, Surrey, allegedly posted a link to an article entitled: “9/11 Israel did it.”
He reportedly wrote: “Is this anti-Semitic? It raises so many questions.”
The Diocese of Guildford said it was taking “immediate steps” to investigate.
A spokesman for the diocese – which oversees Dr Sizer – said it was a matter of “deep sorrow and shame” that the posts appeared in the same week as the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
“Our attention has been drawn to comments by the Rev Stephen Sizer on social media. In those comments Rev Sizer linked to an article entitled ‘9/11 Israel did it’,” the spokesman said.