Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Catholic Church Denounces Cuba's Move To Support LGBT Rights

Not surprisingly, the Vatican - which refuses to set its own house in order and fire bishops and cardinals who enabled or covered up the sexual abuse of minors - is now trying to interfer in civil legal affairs in Cuba. I love how granting legal rights which should belong to ALL citizens is the "promotion of homosexuality" in the minds of the sex obsessed Catholic hierarchy. Why anyone takes these dottering, disingenuous dinosaurs seriously is baffling. Just like the Christianist bigots such as James Dobson, the Catholic Church's real goal is to keep gays regarded as inferior and unworthy sinners in the minds of the public. How that equates to "respect for the homosexual person" is beyond any kind of logic. Here are highlights from 365gay.com:
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(Havana) Cuba's Roman Catholic Church is protesting the communist government's growing support of gay rights, including a daylong event raising awareness against homophobia and a law allowing sex-change operations. "Respect for the homosexual person, yes," said an editorial Tuesday in Palabra Nueva, the monthly magazine of the Archdiocese of Havana. "Promotion of homosexuality, no." The editorial signed by magazine director Orlando Marquez referred to activities held May 17 by Cuba's Sex Education Center, which is directed by Mariela Castro, daughter of President Raul Castro.
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Prejudice against gays remains deeply rooted in Cuban society, as in much of Latin America. But the government has steadily moved away from the intolerance of the 1960s and 1970s, when homosexuals hid their sexuality for fear of being fired from work or even imprisoned. Cuba's parliament also is studying proposals to give gay couples the same benefits as married couples.

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