Belgium has a new Archbishop, and he's not wasting any time in telling the world his thoughts about homosexuality. He's also not passing up an opportunity to offend half the world.

Speaking to his flock via Belgian television, Archbishop André-Joseph Léonard said that LGBT people and people suffering from anorexia have something in common: both are disordered.

"Homosexuality is not the same as normal sex in the same way that anorexia is not a normal appetite," the Archbishop said, showing both an immature understanding of human sexuality and of the biology behind eating disorders like anorexia.

The comparison has drawn fire from a number of civil rights groups, including the Belgium Centre for Equal Opportunities, a government organization that has the power to start legal proceedings if they think something crosses the line toward hate speech. None of these groups are calling the Archbishop's comments hateful just yet. But stupid? Yeah, they're all over that.

"When a comparison is made between homosexuality and anorexia, this suggests that homosexuality is a disease," the groups said. And they're right. The statement shows a pretty weak sense of compassion, and certainly isn't kind to LGBT people, or to folks suffering from anorexia.

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