No, I'm not referring to Benedict XVI, although he certainly ranks among the upper tiers of the anti-gay hierachy that predominates the Roman Catholic Church. As 365gay.com reports, not only were Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo's comments hateful towards gays, they were also at times outright lies. In fact, his disregard for the truth in some ways almost rivaled that of the ex-gay "ministry" crowd that believes itself exempt from application of the Commandment against bearing false witness and lying. I hope Trujillo has a shock when he meets a gay affirming God (a female lesbian God is one fun vision I can picture) and has to answer for his hateful behavior. Here are some highlights:Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, the man in charge of leading the attack on same-sex marriage and use of condoms to fight HIV/AIDS died Monday in a Rome hospital. He was 72. A hardliner who was president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Trujillo frequently spoke out against the legalization of same-sex marriage and criticized governments in those countries that passed marriage equality legislation.
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In 2006 under his direction the Pontifical Council issued a 57-page document in which it said the traditional family has never been so threatened as in today's world. It also lashed out against contraception, abortion and in-vitro fertilization. Following the document's release the Cardinal said that if countries continue to liberalize laws on homosexuality Catholic Church leaders could be prosecuted.
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He also made headlines in 2003 when he said condoms did not prevent AIDS and may help spread it by creating a false sense of security. Trujillo said that HIV can easily pass through condoms and using them was "a form of Russian roulette'' in fighting AIDS. The World Health Organization issued an immediate statement saying that condoms were 90 percent effective when used properly.
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