Italian bishops push Parliament against gay rights.Italian lawmakers are coming under increased pressure from the Roman Catholic hierarchy to follow church teaching and oppose civil rights advancement for gays. In late March, the Italian bishops warned Catholic politicians that they have a moral duty to oppose legislation that gives legal protections to gay couples. The directive from the Italian Bishops Conference came during the Parliament's consideration of a bill pushed by the fragile government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi that would grant numerous rights to gay and straight couples alike. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Reuters Reuters British cooperative news agency. Founded in 1851 by Paul Julius Reuter, it was initially concerned with commercial news but began to serve a growing newspaper clientele after the London Morning Advertiser subscribed in 1858. , Senator Mafia Luisa Boccia blasted blast·ed adj. 1. Used as an intensive: I hate these blasted flies. 2. Slang Drunk or intoxicated. 3. Blighted, withered, or shriveled. the directive, saying "This is something that happens in societies we criticize crit·i·cize v. crit·i·cized, crit·i·ciz·ing, crit·i·ciz·es v.tr. 1. To find fault with: criticized the decision as unrealistic. See Usage Note at critique. as Islamized." On March 13, Pope Benedict XVI  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. issued a lengthy letter that
included a section on the duty of lawmakers to reflect church teaching
on abortion, end-of-life care and marriage.
"Catholic politicians and legislators," he said, must "introduce and support laws inspired by values grounded in human nature," the Religion News Service reported. Benedict said those values include "respect for human life, its defense from conception to natural death, (and) the family built upon marriage between a man and a woman." |
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