A Church of England priest has been ordered to remove comments about gay people from his blog, remarks described by his diocese as "highly offensive". The Rev Peter Mullen suggested in his internet blog that homosexuals should have their backsides tattooed with the slogan: "Sodomy can seriously damage your health".

David Allison, from the gay pressure group Outrage, said "It's the kind of remark you might expect from a drunk on a Saturday night, not someone in a supposedly responsible position!"

I too am indignant!

As a regular Saturday night drunk I am fed up with being persecuted. Police, hospital staff, bouncers, barman, wives and girlfriends all consistently victimize us. And now we have someone who claims to represent a minority group launching a completely unprovoked attack, comparing us to some mixed up godbotherer.

It is indeed an outrage.