Having slammed the BAFTA nomination of Resistance: Fall Of Man, the Dean of Manchester Cathedral, the Very Reverend Rogers Govender, has come over with the kind of forgiveness that we'd expect from the leader of an organisation that is based on... forgiveness.

Following Resistance's failure to win a BAFTA last night, the Right Rev told the BBC that because "some important lessons have been learnt... we do forgive Sony for what they have done, even though they still believe they have done nothing wrong.

Magnanimous is the word. However, the same report also points out that the Rev, that "due to the row over the video game the cathedral had seen an increase in visits form young people and tourists."

Mmm...

Not just happy to be forgiving, Rev' also managed to tell Aunty that while the video games industry is, "breaking new frontiers" it should also maintain, "long held traditions of film and television are maintained."

Pastoral advice there from the Dean. So, does he mean that like film and TV, the video games industry should strive for creative excellence? That it should make creative choices based on what is most appropriate to the genre and medium?

Nope, "These traditions include having courtesy, respecting the dignity of your subject, and admitting when mistakes have been made.

"In so many ways Sony have failed to live up to these standards by disrespecting people of faith and the victims of gun crime here in Manchester."

So, just what has the Reverend Right Dean actually forgiven Sony for? We're on the case. Bless you all.

^{Source: BBC}