Advertising: Thou Shalt Not

Here's the list released by the Advertising Standards Authority of the ten most complained about ads of all time.
Unbelievably this 1995 safer sex one from the British Standards Council is at number 5 - and, but of course, it was upheld as being offensive to Catholics!
Although regular viewers will know the ASA is rather overfond of not wanting poor Christians be offended by an advert - and the depiction of gayers in this context appears to be unquestionably "offensive".
Oh, and most complaints seem to come from incredibly boring busybodies.
Who knew!?

Religious News: Cardinal Newman

Cardinal Newman - a funny old Catholic chap who lived with another man he was ever so close to for 32 years, but they didn't have sex, oh you know, about to be beatified by the Pope - was definitely not gay, claims Opus Dei fan on Cif this week.
Dr Jeffrey John - a funny looking CofE chap who has lived with another man he's ever so close to for 34 years, but they don't have sex - was definitely not blocked by the Archbishop of Canterbury from becoming Bishop of Southwark because he was gay, claims bishop on CiF this week.

Religious joke corner
What's the difference between a gay saint and a gay martyr?
About 150 years.
Boom boom!

Papal Visit: An Eye for an Eye

There are plans afoot to arrest His Holiness the Pope if he sets foot in the UK later this year, and have him tried for aiding and abetting the sexual abuse of minors.
This action will of course be supported by all who strive to be moral agents.
For those doubting Thomases who harbour any doubts, Richard Dawkins argues the case here.
But why stop there?
One of the tenets of Christan teaching is; "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
And thus - but of course - we should do unto others as they would do unto others, and do things by the good book.
The Bible is quite clear that same-sexing is "an abomination: they shall surely be put to death." (Leviticus 20:13 KJV).
So, at the very least, we should kill any priest found guilty of child rape.
And why stop there?
The Bible is also quite clear that all citizens of cities that are soft on sodomy - such as Sodom and Gomorrah once were - should be subjected to a collective punishment; genocide.
We must demand nothing less than the total physical destruction of the Vatican City - ideally with fire and brimstone - and of all those who abide there, including Pope Benedict.
It's the only language they understand.