CORONATION Street bosses wanted a cross removed from a church during filming because they thought it would be offensive to some viewers.

The cross was bolted down, so the soap's producers hid it behind candles and flowers for the scene.

Rev Milnes said: "I can't imagine how people would be offended. It's a church - you expect to see a cross in there.

"You would expect to see the Koran in a film of a mosque, a menorah in a film of a synagogue and similarly a cross when filming a Christian church."

Stephen Green from protest group Christian Voice said: "It's absolutely ridiculous.
"If you're going to film people getting married in a church, you're going to come across the odd cross, picture of Jesus or a stained glass window.
"It's this sort of stupidity that gives political correctness a bad name." (as if it don't alraedy have one.. Webmaster)

Stephen Regan, a spokesman for the Diocese of Chester, said: "The cross is universally accepted as a symbol of Christianity, and should offend no one.
"Christianity and Christian characters are quite often featured in both Coronation Street and EastEnders, so why the makers of the Street should object to a cross featuring during a Christian wedding service does not make much sense.

"Certainly, Christians throughout the Diocese of Chester continue to revere the cross as a symbol of hope and faith."