Church leader Reverend Alistair Macrae has hit out at Margaret Court for her controversial views on homosexuality as the fallout continues from the tennis champion s Australia Day honour. Court, who holds the record for most grand slam singles titles with 24, was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia - the nation s highest civilian honour - in a decision that has sparked furious backlash. Reverend Macrae, a former president of the Uniting Church in Australia, was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2017 for his services to the community but joined the growing list of recipients who declared they would be handing back their awards in protest.