Catholic church bans visit by gay author to London school

Simon James Green had been due to appear at John Fisher boys' school in Purley, but the archdiocese of Southwark said the event could not be permitted

The Catholic church has banned a visit to a London school by a gay author and removed a number of governors who supported the event, in a move that has drawn comparisons to the notorious 1980s section 28 ban on promoting homosexuality".

The church said a visit by Simon James Green, an acclaimed author of books for children and young adults, fell outside the scope of what is permissible in a Catholic school".