The Press had a field day over the weekend with the Return of The Prince of Darkness to government. Innuendo flowed like water about Brown and Mandelson and “Gay Labour”. Guido published a picture of the new deputy leader of the house, Chris Bryant, in his underpants, The News of The World published a picture of Mandelson and Brown from some years ago with the caption “The Look of Love” and even Rawnsley of The Observer wrote “(Mandelson) will not win back the trust of his colleagues or the respect of his party until he has ‘worked his passage’ ” and “because (Brown) and Peter had previously been so intensely intimate” – allowing Guido Fawkes’ band of commentators to run amok ….
We have, today, a quite remarkable story.
The Reverend Peter Mullen faces a disciplinary hearing for making homophobic remarks on his blog which have been condemned by the Bishop of London. The Evening Standard covered the story – pictured right, reporting ” Mr Mullen, 66, wrote on his blog: “It is time that religious believers began to recommend… discouragements of homosexual practices after the style of warnings on cigarette paclets.
“Let us make it obligatory for homosexuals to have their backsides tattoed with the slogan SODOMY CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH and their chins with FELLATIO KILLS.”
Apparently, The Rev. Mullen decided to compose a poem… it read… ” The Bishop of London is in a high huff. Because Dr Dudley has married a puff. And not just one puff – he’s married another: Two priests, two puffs and either to other.”
Well.. there we are… that is a demonstration of christianity for you… tolerance, wisdom, compassion,…. and a dose of absolute bollocks.. if you will forgive the metaphor.
Remarkable. I don’t think I could be more offensive than the Reverend Peter Mullen if I tried.
I love this. I think it makes perfect sense for men of the cloth to stand up for the basic tenets of their faith and carry them to their logical conclusions. So often, particularly in the Church of England, there’s compromise and finessing of beliefs whereas Mullen speaks up for the truth embedded in the Holy Book. We need more of this.
After all, it can only help people to realise how absurd the whole religion thing really is 😉
Ro and John
Completely baffled that anyone, let alone a priest / vicar, could behave like this – ridiculous…… how do they learn to be quite so unpleasant.? is there a College these people go to…. ?
bpp? if not, they may have missed a hole in the market.
SW…. I make no comment….. 🙂
all a law school needs is two small dogs and two large buildings.
Surely Mr Mullen, a firm believer in omnipotent sky fairies should have realised that spouting shite and shouting spite would not endear him to his superiors?
But then again..he is a man of the cloth, or as it is known in more radical circles.. “a tard”.
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It is more than likely that a health warning tattoo emblazoned across one’s buttocks will be the height of soho fashion over the next few months.
…and considering we are all susceptible to the Human Papilloma Virus via oral, anal and vaginal sex EVERYONE can join in! I’m booking my appointment presently.
Good evening Rock’n’Law…. I can see you have had a good evening – as, it has to be said, have I.
Good to see you pop in. Saw your recent posts – hope the old law course is going well. Keep blogging – maybe write more about your course?
Good evening good evening, I have had a good one. I have discovered that bankers live in nice houses.
Indeed I should write more about my course, I’m still very much at the stage of furiously catching up. I’m pretty sure I’ll convert a pub conversation into a post….