British Couple's 'Sex Act' Photo Sparks Rhodes Wedding Ban

'I'm disgusted!' Grandfather of British groom tells of shock as newlywed couple perform 'sex act' in front of a sacred Greek monastery in Rhodes for their wedding photos....
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The family of a British couple who caused outrage by appearing to perform a sex act in front of a sacred Greek monastery for their wedding photos today told of their their shock.

Matthew Lunn posted the photo of his new wife Carly knelt in her white dress as he had his trousers and boxer shorts around his ankles while punching the air.

Matthew, 27, and 34-year-old Carly, from Birmingham, said they posed for the cheeky snap to show their unique sense of humour.

But his grandfather has failed to the see the funny side, .'

Near the harbour, the bride kneeled in front of her new husband and appeared to perform a sex act on him in her wedding dress, while he had his trousers and boxers down to his ankles - punching the air.

The picture, which was taken by one of Matthew's family members, was posted on Facebook and immediately went viral.

But now the island's top bishop, Kyrillos of Rhodes, has decided to ban all foreign weddings at the monastery of St Paul - forcing hundreds of British couples to cancel their dream days.

Giorgos Eleftheriou, president of the local Lindos community in Rhodes, told The Times: 'We are Greek and we cherish our traditions and the sanctity of our religious sites. We cannot allow this disgusting behaviour to prevail.'

'I have hundreds of soon-to-be brides from Britain and all over the world calling me today in tears because of this decision.

'Shame on those two for the damage they have done. Would they have done the same in their homeland; in front of a British chapel, a Jewish temple, a Muslim mosque? They would have been beheaded by Muslims!'