I’ve met Pete
Broadbent in a pub some years back.
He seemed an intelligent and affable man. But recent history reveals he has a problem with not knowing
when to shut up. And that even
after his untimely comments before the most recent royal wedding, which surely
would have taught just about anyone else to keep one’s mouth shut on occasion.
In the run up
to this past week’s local and European elections, the CofE bishop could not
restrain himself. Reminding people
to vote wisely was not enough for him.
No, he had to single out the UKIP.
Don't
forget to use your hard-won democratic right to vote today. And don't
be fooled, Farage and his UKIP crew are simply
unacceptable.
— Pete Broadbent (@petespurs) May
22, 2014
Once the
results were in, did he respect them and UKIP voters? Or did he at least keep his highly prejudiced opinions to
himself? No, he did the opposite.
@His_Grace There is
no question. UKIP are vacuous. An annoying prejudiced blot on the political
landscape. http://t.co/yV96q3sw3I
—
Pete Broadbent (@petespurs) May
26, 2014
What more can
be said than my reply?
@petespurs And you,
sir, are an annoying bigot who ought to learn to shut up. @His_Grace
—
WannabeAnglican (@WannabeAnglican) May
27, 2014
Well, more
can be said. Church of England
bishops (as well as UK Roman Catholic bishops) have made something of an idol
out of the EU beast. Bishop Pete
is probably saying what many of them privately think about those who dare
deface their brazen image of “ever closer union.”
But at least
most of those who may be bigoted about Euroskeptics have the decency to keep
said prejudice somewhat under their vestments.
Now to be
fair, Bishop Pete claims he is not talking about voters…
@paul_romsey
@His_Grace
No, don't misrepresent. It's UKIP to whom I applied those
epithets. Not the voters. And it's spelt
"Willesden".
— Pete Broadbent (@petespurs)
May
26, 2014
But I for one
do not believe that those who vote for a “prejudiced blot on the landscape” are
okay with him.
He let loose
with his bigotry. The only appropriate
thing for him to do now is repent, apologize . . . and then shut up for a good
while.
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