Monday, February 25, 2008

God's Rottweiler chews GAYS in Spain

My GAY friends in England suggest I post this 2006 news when Benedict XVI, the worst opponent to GAY marriage, went to Spain and chewed on GAYS. What the pope refuses to see is that the people in Spain are for GAY marriage.



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'God's Rottweiler' Chews At Gay Marriage

Pope Benedict XVI lived up to his ‘Rottweiler’ nickname this weekend when he chewed into gay marraige and Spain’s Socialist government. Like the infamous dog breed he’s been equated with, Pope Benedict indicated that having sunk his teeth into Spain’s newfound secularism, he’s not about to loosen the bite.

Benedict was on a whistle-stop tour, that saw him in Valencia for 26 hours to conclude a Vatican fuelled gathering on family issues. He savaged gay marriage before even getting off his papal plane from Rome. Questioned on the role of gay marriage in society, the pope told reporters: "According to human nature, it is man and woman who are made for each other and to give humanity a future."

Critics have been swift to point out that an old man who’s experienced neither relationships, nor much life outside the church is unlikely to be the most qualified advisor on the subject of love and marriage. Regardless of this screaming anomaly, nearly 1.5m devotees turned out to hear his erroneous diatribe.

"The family is a unique institution in God's plan, and the church cannot fail to proclaim and promote its fundamental importance," Benedict said on his arrival.

As he arrived for his speedy pitstop, the Pope was greeted at the airport by King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia and Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.

Since his appointment in March 2004, Zapatero has completely liberalized Spain from its Catholic shackles and successfully steered the country into a secular fast lane.

The Pope’s visit comes a year after the Spanish government legalised gay marriage, sparking a sour dispute with Spain's Catholic bishops and the Vatican.

Another slap to the Vatican’s tenacious face, has been an easing of restrictions on both abortion and divorce, coupled with the rejection of plans by a previous, conservative government to make religion classes mandatory in public schools.

Spain was the first European country to allow gay marriage and the freedom for couples to adopt children.

The head of the Vatican's Pontifical Council on the Family, Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, denounced the legislation as profoundly iniquitous. If that has you reaching for the dictionary, don’t bother, it means ‘wicked’ and unfair.

The Pope and Zapatero met on Sunday evening, but it’s likely to have been deaf ears and cold shoulders all round. Much to the Vatican’s chagrin, Mr Zapatero didn’t attend Sunday's papal mass. [Gay-com-uk]

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