Watch the moment news was passed on about the successful vote in the Argentina Senate that allows gay marriage in the country. (Thanks to Rex Wockner for the video)
This is an amazing victory for equality supporters – in a heavily Catholic country they have shown that religious-minded people can and will support equality. 91% describe themselves as Catholic and 70% of the country supports marriage equality. You do the math – that means at least 60% of self-described Catholics support equality.
A pity then that that happy day has to marked by the Argentinian church beginning expulsion proceedings against a priest (Fr. Jose Nicolas Alessio) who spoke publicly about his support for same sex marriage. Another example of the selective compassion that is becoming a hallmark of that Christian denomination.
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