February 16, 2011
By Staff Reporter
The ICCL has indicated that the language in the 12-page booklet is so strong that it could be interpreted as being in breach of the law.
The latest document published by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith states that Catholics have a duty to oppose the introduction of legislation recognizing same-sex unions. It also instructs Catholic politicians worldwide to vote against any such moves.
According to the document, Catholic teaching on the issue states that although homosexuals should be treated with “respect, compassion and sensitivity,” in the church’s view homosexuality itself is “objectively disordered.”
The new document’s strongest condemnation however is reserved for the possibility of gay unions: “Those who would move from tolerance to the legitimization of specific (marriage) rights for homosexual persons need to be reminded that the approval or legalization of evil is something far different from the toleration of evil,” it states.
The document also claims that allowing children to be adopted into same-sex unions would mean “doing violence to these children.” This would place them “in an environment that is not conducive to their full human development.”
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