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Catholic Archbishop Doesn't Know Difference Between Sex and Rape

In commenting on Italy's current proposed same-sex civil unions bill, Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco revealed that he doesn't understand the difference between sex and rape:

“Why say 'no' to forms of legally recognised co-habitation which create alternatives to the family? Why say 'no' to incest?” he said at a meeting of Church workers, according to a report in La Repubblica daily.

“Why say 'no' to the pedophile party in Holland?” he said.

I've said this many times, - it's scary how many religious and conservative people don't understand that beastiality and pedophilia are illegal because they forms of rape, wherein one party can't give informed consent to the act. Makes me want to keep my family members and pets as far away as possible from Republicans and Catholic clergy.

April 2, 2007, 3:42 PM | « Previous | Next »
Keywords: Catholics, Archbishops, rape, pedophilia, religion, equal marriage rights, LGBT

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