Pope Condemns Same Sex Union as Attack on Society

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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

It's just a shame that, for those of us whose hopes and dreams of marriage and equal rights are being squashed by these religious institutions and the politicians they have in their pockets, it's not a "sexual issue" at all.

I'm agnostic, but as every Italian I've grown in a society with strong catholic roots. This Pope comes from one of the most stiff and intolerant catholic communities in Europe (history is there to prove it). He would never say anything in favour of homosexuality, abortion, artificial procreation or the use of anti-conceptionals , not even in Africa. He is very respected, and has around him a very conservative entourage, but in the Catholic world right now there are also a lot of influential voices that ask for a deep change with the next Pontiff. I can only hope it will happen.

Romy