Oh well – that’s OK then: “Holy See not in favor of death penalty for gays,” Vatican spokesman claims

You’ve heard that a proposed EU declaration which would condemn “discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity” has been criticized by Archbishop Celestino Migliore, who heads the Holy See’s permanent observer mission to the United Nations.

Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi agreed, saying it could lead to discrimination against Christians. Yup: youi heard that right. The same false argument te RC church used to help defeat Prop 8 in California.

Explaining that the Catechism of the Catholic Church forbids “unjust discrimination,” Archbishop Migliore argued that outlawing discrimination through a United Nations declaration would pressure states which do not recognize same-sex marriage to change their laws. The Director of Vatican Radio, Father Frederico Lombardi, defended the archbishop’s remarks, saying “no one wants the death penalty or jail or fines for homosexuals.”

So the Roman Catholic Church is willing to oppose anti-gay discrimination so long as the UN doesn’t do anything to nudge countries to stop jailing or executing gays.

You were expecting this latest bit of Roman Catholic theology to make sense? Too bad.

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