An Anglican reverend has turned heads on the Gold Coast with a cheeky message he posted on the sign outside his church.
Situated in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, The Anglican Church of Holy The Spirit’s risque message reads: ‘Forgiveness is swallowing when you’d rather spit’.
The church’s Reverend Mike Upton put up the sign, reported The Gold Coast Bulletin.
An Anglican reverend’s cheeky message on a church sign has been turning heads
Situated in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, The Anglican Church of The Holy Spirit’s unintentionally risque message actually has a very Christian message
Surfers Paradise locals were in disbelief but had a laugh at the Church’s unintentional gaffe.
However, a spokesperson for the church told The Gold Coast Bulletin they were confused as to why people can’t understand the message.
The spokesperson explained, ‘You don’t open your mouth and yell at somebody, you close your mouth and swallow.
‘If you want to say something, keep your mouth closed for a bit.
‘Swallow it, don’t spit it out,’ they said.
The reverend was not available to make any comments to the media as it was his day off.
Surfers Paradise Member of Parliament John-Paul Langbroek, posted a selfie with the sign and captioned the photo ‘This will get the punters in …’
The Surfers Paradise were locals were in disbelief but had a laugh at the Church’s unintentional gaffe
This is not the first time a church sign has gained attention for controversial and unconventional messages.
In the wake of the Florida shooting in February, Father Rod Bower of Gosford Anglican Church on the New South Wales Central Coast advocated for gun control using the church sign.
The sign read : ‘When will they love their kids more than their guns’.
The shooting which killed 17 people and injured 15 others.