Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Gay and Lesbian: Church of England priest ordered to remove offensive remarks from his blog

A Church of England priest has been ordered to remove comments from his blog calling for gay men to have their backsides tattooed with a warning about sodomy.

Reverend Peter Mullen wrote: "Let us make it obligatory for homosexuals to have their backsides tattooed with the slogan SODOMY CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH and their chins with FELLATIO KILLS."

He described the comments as "light-hearted jokes". However, he has been told to remove the comments by the Diocese of London, which said his comments were "highly offensive" and did not reflect its views.

"I certainly have nothing against homosexuals," he told London's Evening Standard newspaper. "Many of my dear friends have been and are of that persuasion.
Published by Mike Hitchen, Mike Hitchen Consulting