UK Removes Gay Ad for Pope Visit

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U.K. Removes Gay Ad for Pope Visit
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          Sep 16, 2010
          
        
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The U.K.'s Advertising Standards Authority has ordered the removal of this ad in advance of the the pope's visit this week. Other ads in the series include a pregnant nun and a nun lusting after a shirtless man.
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