Ministers apologise for insult to Pope

[dipsydoodle]

The Government has apologised to the Pope over official documents that mocked his forthcoming visit to Britain by suggesting he should bless a gay marriage and even launch Papal-branded condoms.

The astonishing proposals, leaked to The Sunday Telegraph, were contained in secret papers drawn up earlier this month by civil servants following a 'brainstorm’.

The ideas, included in a memo headed 'The ideal visit would see ...’, ridiculed the Catholic Church’s teachings including its opposition to abortion, homosexual behaviour and contraception. Many appeared to be deliberately provocative rather than a serious attempt to plan an itinerary for the September visit.

The proposals, which were then circulated among key officials in Downing Street and Whitehall, also include the Pope opening an abortion ward; spending the night in a council flat in Bradford; doing forward rolls with children to promote healthy living; and even performing a duet with the Queen.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/7628752/Ministers-apologise-for-insult-to-Pope.html

[Nihil]

1. Another day, another reminder ...

... that not every recipient of your email will have a sense of humour ...

> The "ideal visit" list was circulated within Whitehall by a junior
> Foreign Office official, an Oxbridge graduate in his 20s.

Oops. Welcome to the world of brain-dead career grovellers.

[fedsron2us]

4. Career suicide by email

Life was slower and safer when memos were written by hand.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

2. The Pope? How many divisions has he got?

[Hopeless Romantic]

3. and has the pope apologised for the child abuse yet?