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Pope gay marriage ad complaint thrown out

The suggestion the Pope could marry two men was too rich for one complainant.

But A Fouhy, who argued the Powershop advertisement featuring the former Pope Benedict XVI marrying two men was offensive to Catholics, has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority it has no grounds to proceed with his complaint.

Mr Fouhy argued the billboard advertisement mocked Catholics’ faith and was disrespectful, particularly given Benedict XVI’s recent resignation.

He said the ”same power, different attitude” tagline was misleading, because the Pope could not change his attitude for things that are Catholic dogma.

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