LONDON (CWNews.com)

    Pop superstar Elton John has made a public attack on Scotland's Cardinal Thomas Winning, accusing him of "ignorance" regarding homosexuality.

    Writing in the June 6 issue of The Spectator, the flamboyant performer said the cardinal's views were "outdated," and that they would cause people to desert the Church. His outburst followed Cardinal Winning's comments that "gay sex is wrong, because such behavior is not good for the human person," and that homosexuality is "a lifestyle that can never respond to the deepest longings of the human heart." But Sir Elton, who is openly homosexual, dismissed the views as "ill informed."

    "Cardinal Winning, and his ignorance, is totally representative of why people are turning away from the Church," he said. "I am astonished to be told by Cardinal Winning that my sexuality is not good for me. As a gay man I am perfectly happy with my sexuality and my life. I can honestly say that the deepest longings of my heart are satisfied."

    A spokesman for Cardinal Winning told the BBC: "We would say that Sir Elton's views are eminently predictable. The cardinal would not wish to dignify them with a response."

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