Can I suggest that the Guardian stops putting the doings of the Church
of England on its front page (Ruling that gay clergy can be bishops reignites church feud,
5 January)? Giving them the oxygen of publicity will only reinforce
their idea that they remain relevant. Having insulted the entire female
population over the issue of women bishops, they now do the same to the
gay community by condescendingly agreeing to give them a measure of
equality, but only as long as they don't actually engage in their
disgusting version of the act of love. On both these issues, the church
will bleat that, underneath its apparent misogyny, homophobia and
general bigotry, real progress is being made towards enlightenment. Of
course, this enlightenment is theirs not ours, as most of us moved way
beyond them decades ago. So please, can you print their next cock-up (if
you'll excuse the expression) on a much later page? Near the
obituaries, perhaps?
Alan Clark
London
The Guardian.
The Guardian also published today a thoughtful and witty piece on this "ludicrous" hoohah by Giles Fraser, the former canon of St Paul's Cathedral of Occupy-supporting fame -
Why Gay Bishops Have To Lie.
Giles, along with the Rev Richard Coles and the late Oscar Romero are a good argument that maybe not all Christians are mad, and some are quite humane.
Further breaking with convention it's also illustrated online with the above photo featuring some of your actual gay men's faces.
Will wonders never cease?
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