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"Archbishop Bagnasco... ...issued a strongly-worded condemnation of the proposal to give legal rights to unmarried couples, including homosexual couples, comparing such measures to also giving rights to other sexually radical behaviours such as incest and pedophilia. 'Why not say no to various forms of living together, to the creating of alternative forms of the family?,' asked the Archbishop. 'Why not say no to the incest of a brother and a sister who live together and have children in Great Britain? Why not say no to the party of pederasts in Holland?'"
Read the full article at LifeSiteNews.com.
Since making this statement (as mentioned in the article), Archbishop Bagnasco, head of the Italian Bishops Conference, has been the target of plenty of abuse: threatening graffiti was spray-painted on his cathedral, as well as other buildings; he received a picture of himself in the mail accompanied by a bullet; pornographic images of the Blessed Virgin Mary were left in pamphlets in his cathedral at the end of the Easter Vigil Mass.
But his Eminence is not alone - the Pope telephoned the Archbishop to urge him not to give in, and the Vatican Secretary of State sent a telegram signed in the name of the Pope urging him to "continue in his work for the common good, defending and promoting those human and religious values..."
In addition to this, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano wrote to the Vatican Secretary of State saying, "I wish to assure you that Italy will not leave Archbishop Bagnasco alone to face the present threats."
Let's hope not.
Better watch out, though, if President Napolitano gets too supportive, he could end up a "Homophobe," like a certain other President.
Let's hope so.
Somebody's got to make a stand, and it shure are hell ain't gonna be Spain, or Denmark, or Canada, or Belgium, or South Africa, or the US, or any number of other places.
Labels: Religion
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