Indyplus video: Ronnie Biggs funeral

Friday 10 January 2014 20:58 GMT

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Left-wing vicar who presided over Ronnie Biggs' and Bruce Reynolds' funerals reveals abuse he has received for commemorating gangsters and says many Anglicans don't seem to understand Jesus' message on forgiveness.

As The Independent's Adam Sherwin meets the Reverend Dave Tomlinson, we look at Biggs' funeral in north London, which saw hundreds of attendees. A brass band led the coffin as it traveled to the chapel and the hearse carried a floral wreath in the shape of a two-fingered salute. Watch a video below:

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