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Conservatives / North America — No Comments
25
Aug 10

MEXICAN ARCHBISHOP SUED

I think this is brilliant – I am sick of religious figures thinking they have immunity from the law. What the Archbishop is reported to have said is appalling.

I hope the court takes more than 30 pieces of silver off him!
With thanks to REX WOCKNER for the story.

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The mayor of Mexico City, Marcelo Ebrard, has sued the Roman Catholic bishop of Guadalajara, Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, for saying that the Mexican Supreme Court was bribed by Ebrard and others to approve Mexico City’s law that legalized gay marriage and adoption. The court also ruled that Mexico City same-sex marriages are valid nationwide.

“I don’t think the judges would arrive at such absurd conclusions, against the sentiment of the Mexican public, without there being very big motives, and the very big motive may be the money that they are given,” Sandoval said.

Ebrard filed a civil suit in the Supreme Court claiming defamation. The archdiocese responded that it has proof to back up Sandoval’s claim.

“When the cardinal was talking, he didn’t do it just to hear himself speak,” said a spokesman.

“Check their bank accounts,” Sandoval himself said later.

In the original outburst, Sandoval reportedly also called homosexuality an aberration and said, “Would you want to be adopted by a pair of faggots or lesbians?”

Story by Rex Wockner

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North America / Religion — 1 Comment
19
Aug 10

“WORSE THAN DRUG TRAFFICKING”

Mexico City's Cardinal Carrera

Mexico City's Cardinal Carrera

At least 28,000 Mexicans have died – thousands of them murdered- as a direct result of drug trafficking in the country since January 2007. Yet the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico has the nerve to called gay marriage worse than drug trafficking.  The court “considered the child like a dog or cat, without respect for its dignity,” the church said.

My boyfriend thinks I am too hard on the Catholic Church … it’s hard not be hard when we are continually faced with this litany of lunatic crap from the church’s hierarchy.  I mean really. One of these things builds family, stabilizes communities and creates happiness. The other tears apart familizes, divides communities and leads to widespread bloodshed.  What on earth is the Church thinking?

I know a lot of good Catholics. I really wish those good Catholics would do more to speak out against stuff like this.

Good luck to the 320 gay and lesbian couples who have married since the Mexico City marriage equality law went into effect in March. You’ll need it if you’re having to wake up to this nonsense in your newspapers.

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Global / Heroes / Historical / South America / Video — No Comments
15
Jul 10

THIS IS WHAT EQUALITY LOOKS LIKE

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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