New pope attacks gays in the first week
Monday, April 25th, 2005The Vatican has condemned a bill expanding gay rights which has passed the lower house of the Spanish Parliament. The bill would make Spain the first European country to allow homosexual people to marry and adopt children. This is consistent with the new pope’s earlier statements, as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, describing homosexuality as an “intrinsic moral evil.”
So will he pull off a Bush-like magic trick, and succeed in making himself seem to be a kindler, gentler anti-gay bigot? Sunday Benedictus XVI promised to listen to the world, rather than immediately setting out a program for his papacy—a program that may include denying communion to pro-choice Catholic politicians, for instance.
