Genoan Bishop outrages Italians.ARCHBISHOP ANGELO Bagnasco Angelo Bagnasco (born January 14, 1943) is an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archbishop of Genoa and President of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI). On October 17, 2007, the Pope announced that he will make Bagnasco a Cardinal. , the head of the Italian bishops' conference, sparked controversy when he said granting rights to same-sex couples was the same as supporting incest and pedophilia pedophilia, psychosexual disorder in which there is a preference for sexual activity with prepubertal children. Pedophiles are almost always males. The children are more often of the opposite sex (about twice as often) and are typically 13 years or age or younger; . According to the Italian daily La Repubblica, Archbishop Bagnasco, who is the leader of the bishops' campaign against a bill being considered by parliament that would allow some rights to same-sex couples said, "Why say 'no' to forms of legally recognized cohabitation A living arrangement in which an unmarried couple lives together in a long-term relationship that resembles a marriage. Couples cohabit, rather than marry, for a variety of reasons. They may want to test their compatibility before they commit to a legal union. that create alternatives to the family? Why say 'no' to incest? Why say 'no' to the pedophile pedophile Forensic psychiatry A person with pedophilia; there are an estimated 500,000 pedophiles in the world. See Child prostitution, Megan's law, Pedophilia. party in Holland?" Graffiti condemning his statements appeared on his church, and police were stationed outside his palace. |
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