A Church of England priest 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". The gay rights group Outrage described the comments as "Neanderthal".
Mr Mullen said: "I certainly have nothing against homosexuals. Many of my dear friends have been and are of that persuasion. What I have got against them is the militant preaching of homosexuality."
In the same blog, Mr Mullen called for all gay pride parades, which he branded "obscene", to be outlawed....