Brisbane 's Anglican Archbishop has joined a local Catholic priest in calling for Queensland 's controversial 'gay panic ' homicide defence to be scrapped . Speaking after his Easter Sunday mass , Archbishop of Brisbane Phillip Aspinall said he supported Father Paul Kelly in his calls for the Homosexual Advance Defence to be removed from Queensland common law . The defence means a murder charge may be reduced to manslaughter if the defendant establishes their victim 'came on ' to them , and the killing was in self-defence . Brisbane 's Anglican Archbishop has supported calls for Queensland 's controversial 'gay panic ' homicide defence to be scrapped . ' I think Father Paul Kelly is on the right track , well and truly , ' Dr Aspinall said . ' I do n't think it 's reasonable to murder someone who approaches you sexually . Violence is never a constructive response . ' Dr Aspinall also appealed to those who resorted to violence at recent anti-Islam rallies , as well as a individuals behind an apparent spate of church vandalism in Melbourne . 'Whenever people feel threatened , there is a natural human tendency to react out of fear , ' he said . 'That 's exactly what we have to resist . ' Archbishop Phillip Aspinall said he supported the calls for the Homosexual Advance Defence to be removed . Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane Phillip Aspinall baptises an infant at an Easter Sunday mass in Brisbane . Scores of worshippers congregated at Brisbane 's St John 's Cathedral to mark the most important date on the Christian calendar . Incense mingled in the warm Queensland air as Dr Aspinall urged followers to honour the spirit of resurrection in their everyday lives . 'When mistakes we make bring things off the rails and it looks like were going to land in a mess of guilt and shame - there is life beyond all that , ' Dr Aspinall said .
A Catholic priest has called for the 'gay panic ' laws to be removed . Score: 7