Mexico's Catholic Church Argues It's Not Homophobic For Opposing Gay Marriage
BY ON TOP MAGAZINE STAFF
PUBLISHED: AUGUST 31, 2010
The Catholic Church in Mexico has rejected accusations that it is
homophobic for opposing gay marriage.
homophobic for opposing gay marriage.
In a op-ed published in the weekly Desde la Fe (From the Faith),
the Archdiocese of Mexico said it is “a myth and a fallacy to believe
that anyone, because of their personal status, is discriminated by
the church, or excluded from the requirements of the Christian way
to achieve salvation. The Church is not in the world to condemn, but
to save.”
the Archdiocese of Mexico said it is “a myth and a fallacy to believe
that anyone, because of their personal status, is discriminated by
the church, or excluded from the requirements of the Christian way
to achieve salvation. The Church is not in the world to condemn, but
to save.”
In the editorial Gays and the Church, the church says it is “absurd”
to believe that gay men and lesbians don't have a place in the
Catholic Church.
to believe that gay men and lesbians don't have a place in the
Catholic Church.
Catholic leaders, led by the Archbishop of Guadalajara Cardinal
Juan Sandoval Iniguez, have harshly criticized Mexico City's gay
marriage law and a Supreme Court ruling upholding its constitutionality.
Juan Sandoval Iniguez, have harshly criticized Mexico City's gay
marriage law and a Supreme Court ruling upholding its constitutionality.
Sandoval Iniguez accused Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard and
his government of bribing the high court to rule in favor of its gay
marriage law and condemned the court for betraying Mexico, the
family and natural law. Ebrard responded with a lawsuit.
his government of bribing the high court to rule in favor of its gay
marriage law and condemned the court for betraying Mexico, the
family and natural law. Ebrard responded with a lawsuit.
“I do not know of any of you who would like to be adopted by a pair
of lesbians of a pair of fags,” Sandoval Iniguez said during a press
conference in Aguascalientes. “I think not.”
of lesbians of a pair of fags,” Sandoval Iniguez said during a press
conference in Aguascalientes. “I think not.”
While the church reconsidered the language used over the past
few weeks, it also reiterated its opposition to gay marriage,
saying such unions should not be called marriage “because they
lack any element to be considered as such.”
few weeks, it also reiterated its opposition to gay marriage,
saying such unions should not be called marriage “because they
lack any element to be considered as such.”
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