Pete Broadbent, the bishop of Willesden, wrote that their marriage would last a mere seven years and that their wedding day would be full of "nauseating tosh," according to The Guardian.
"We need a party in Calais for all good republicans who can't stand the nauseating tosh that surrounds this event," he wrote.
The comments have since gone public, inciting the dismay of politicians and fellow members of the Church. Broadbent has since issued an apology, but it was not enough to save him from suspension.
In a statement released on Tuesday, Broadbent's superior, the Bishop of London Richard Chartres, said, "I have now had an opportunity to discuss with Bishop Peter how his comments came to be made and I have noted his unreserved apology. Nevertheless, I have asked him to withdraw from public ministry until further notice."
This is not the first employee termination to occur in response to comments posted on social networking sites. A 2009 study found that 8% of U.S. companies (including Domino's and California Pizza Kitchen) have sacked an employee for conduct on social networking sites. This year, a CNN editor was forced to resign after posting a controversial message to Twitter. That said, in a U.S. lawsuit earlier this month, the National Labor Relations Board argued that a recent Facebook-related termination was unlawful, and that Facebook posts are legally protected speech.