The Sun Sunday: No More Mr Nasty Guy?

The first edition of The Sun Sunday boldly declares; "Welcome to a new dawn".
A puff piece, like much of the pre-publicity, tries to reassure the world that this will be a kindler, gentler newspaper.
"Honesty... decency... blah blah blah" - they've even got rid of Page Three.
It sets out its stall with a first cover story that's a squish-squish celebrity "human interest" about Amanda Holden - and they got it by talking to the TV star, not tapping her phone!
But didn't its predecessor the News of the World become Britain's biggest selling newspaper because a lot of people liked its naughtiness and nastiness?
It made the staple fare of a Sunday tabloid sensation, sex and scandal - and I'm sure most readers knew its biggest scoops were often obtained through nefarious, if not criminal, means, and were more than happy to collude in this.
One wonders how long The Sun Sunday will keep up this nice guy act.
What if readers actually wanted the News of the World Mark II?
I bet the editor is secretly fuming that post Hackgate and so close to the Leveson Inquiry he can't indulge in some old school skullduggery and get a really juicy, nasty "scoop".

PS Its "stunning line-up of new columnists" include Katie Price, Heston Blumenthal (inexplicably), the increasingly unbearable Neo-Tory, Toby Young and... The Archbishop of York!
Yes, the one who was all over the papers the other week going on about how he opposed gay marriage.
It's quite baffling.
I did try and warn you he's a publicity barking mad media whore, and will do anything to get his name in the papers.
Still, good to know the kinder, gentler Sun Sunday has hired the queerbasher du jour.

The Daily Telegraph: Thou Shalt Not (Cont.)

Luckily for the archbishop, Cameron has no real intention of legalising gay marriage.
This story's not up on the Telegraph's website yet, so mañana...

...Okay. Hola!

This is the ever buffoonish Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, talking to the Telegraph, by the way.
He's a publicity whore - so much so they wanted him on Celebrity Big Brother.
Surprisingly he said no to that one.
Is it worth giving him any more of the oxygen of publicity?
This is a man who believes in God - why does anyone expect him to say anything rational or even sane?
He has form as a homophobe - he was one of a handful of Church of England bishops who refused to sign the mild as mother's milk Cambridge Accord condemning homophobia and supporting gay inclusion.
He was speaking from Jamaica, where he's taking part in the celebrations of their 50 years of independence.
Jamaica currently holds the world record for killing queers - will Sentamu be as vocal in his criticism of that?
Is it worth dignifying what he's said with a comment or critique?
Do you care what he says?
Do you really want to hear what he said?
Okay, try and make sense of this...

"Marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman. I don’t think it is the role of the state to define what marriage is. It is set in tradition and history and you can’t just [change it] overnight, no matter how powerful you are.

“We’ve seen dictators do it in different contexts and I don’t want to redefine very clear social structures that have been in existence for a long time and then overnight the state believes it could go in a particular way.

“It’s almost like somebody telling you that the Church, whose job is to worship God [will be] an arm of the Armed Forces. They must take arms and fight. You’re completely changing tradition."

See? This is nonsense.
The man's bobbins.
I can't even be bothered to take the piss out of it.
Bye.

PS Here's a video of his holiness talking about gay marriage.
I think he seems mentally ill.
You? 

Thought For Easter Sunday: John Sentamu, Archbishop Of York

“God wants spiritual fruits rather than religious nuts.”

The Sunday Express.

To quote Mr Sentamu in full; "As the old saying goes: "God wants spiritual fruits rather than religious nuts."
Try Googling this well-known "old saying".