Scottish Dems. Hit Back at Catholic Church/Gay Marriage
Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Willie Rennie has hit back at senior members of the Catholic Church over its campaign against gay marriage, arguing that “imposing” their views of the same-sex union on worshippers is an “affront to liberal democracy”.
Jonny Payne
Scottish Liberal Democrats' leader Willie Rennie has hit back at senior members of the Catholic Church over its campaign against gay marriage, arguing that “imposing” their views of the same-sex union on worshippers is an “affront to liberal democracy”.
Rennie’s comments follow the announcement by Philip Tartaglia, the Bishop of Paisley, that he has started an anti-gay-marriage campaign by sending postcards and letters to worshippers. The campaign aims to put the message across to churchgoers that same-sex marriage is “uniquely the union of a man and a woman”.
As reported by The Scotsman, Rennie vowed to challenge opposition to gay marriage from the Catholic Church during his speech at the Scottish Liberal Democrats' conference.
“What is unacceptable to liberals is the control that some leaders of the Catholic Church are seeking to exert over the people of the Catholic faith,” he said.
“To threaten to invoke some sort of block vote is an affront to liberal democracy and one that we must challenge. Many individual Catholics have told me they will not be following their leaders against the issue of equality for same-sex marriage,” The Scotsman reports.
He added: “We are not imposing anything on the Church, so what I find difficult is that they want to impose on everyone else. A liberal Scotland is where everyone can have their own freedom of thought and belief.”
The introduction of legislation allowing gay marriage is currently under consultation in the Scottish Parliament.
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