He later acknowledged that his words were "offensive" and subsequently apologised, but his superior, Richard Chartres, Bishop of London, instructed him to withdraw from public ministry "until further notice".
他后来认识到他的言论是“冒犯的”并随即道歉，但是他的上级，伦敦主教理查德·查特雷斯命令他离开公共部门，“直到另行通知”。