Sometimes it's just deeply embarrassing to be a Christian, especially an Anglican. Largely because all we tend to talk about is homosexuality at the moment. The latest injudicious comment, from Peter Mullen, that 'homosexuals should have their backsides tattooed with the slogan: "Sodomy can seriously damage your health".' is - to say the least unfortunate. And does rather reinforce the view that we are incapable of communicating with the world around us.
Agreeing with the modern world isn't really necessary in the Christian - cue long digression of eternitym, but it would help if our priests had some regard for communicating with it. There's lots already been said on how unchristian his comments were, but I'm not sure what that means in this context, though it was childish and a bit nasty. More importantly, it was the rant of a public figure who either had no concern for his institution or seems to have realised what he was doing.
That said, I've always found Mullen a bit shrill, even on debates we agree on (he's sound on BCP). But I think what is so depressing about this is the failing on his own standards. An advocate of the enduring value and richness of the prayer book tradition, who for decades has thundered forth at the poverty of language and crassness of tone of the the modern liturgy (all of which is true) should do better. What would Cranmer make of a 'satirical' comment on sodomy on a blog? (which I might add you cannot now read).
Offensive I can live with; Paul was offensive, but not crass, stupid and self-destructive. Time for retirement I think.
Anathema indeed.
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