London, England, Jun 7, 2010 / 23:07 pm
A homosexual activist and Vatican protestor in the U.K. is slated to make what he calls a “factual” documentary on the Holy Father, which is set to air just before the upcoming papal trip. One critic of the proposed film called it further evidence of England being “a profoundly anti-Catholic country.”
Peter Tatchell, a noted gay activist and leader of the group Protest the Pope, is being sponsored by the U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 to make an hour long film on the Holy Father that will air before the papal visit this September.
“My aim is to make a robustly factual program that explores the Pope’s personal, religious and political journey since the 1930s, as well as the motives and effects of his controversial policies,” said Tatchell in a statement on his website.
“I intend to ensure that we hear the voices of the Pope’s defenders, as well as his critics,” he went on. “I would be like to interview the Pope himself. It would be ideal for Pope Benedict to be able to explain himself in his own words. But I doubt that I will be granted an audience.”