A Church of England clergyman has been ordered to remove comments about gay people from his blog, remarks described by his diocese as “highly offensive”.

The Rev Peter Mullen, who ministers in the City of London, said he had gay friends and the words were “satirical”.

He suggested in his internet blog that homosexuals should have their backsides tattooed with the slogan: “Sodomy can seriously damage your health”. (BBC)

Yes, tattoo the gays. Just like the Nazis*. What a forward-looking, modern church the C of E is!

What is almost as bad is his comments afterwards:

I certainly have nothing against homosexuals. Many of my dear friends have been and are of that persuasion.

Oh yes, the old “some of my best friends are *insert minority group you just attacked*” claim. Followed by:

What I have got against them is the militant preaching of homosexuality.

What, pray, is that? Is wanting equality “militant preaching”?! No, it’s not. Even if it is, it certainly doesn’t warrant any sort of supposedly “satirical” [what definition of satire does he subscribe to?] call for tattooing their asses with the words “sodomy can seriously damage your health”.

I don’t particularly like religious preachers, but I don’t call for the the slogan “Relgion can seriously damage your thought processes” to be tattoed on their forehead. Because that would be disgusting and intolerant – I just choose to ignore them.

The Church of England should sack this homophobe.

* I know, it’s Godwin’s Law