The Pope’s
representative in Britain has urged Roman Catholic leaders to form a united
front with their Muslim and Jewish counterparts to oppose gay marriage. And the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT) – the only gay humanist charity – isn't very chuffed about it.
Archbishop Antonio Mennini, the Apostolic Nuncio, has called for closer
cooperation with other faiths as well as Christian denominations to put
pressure on the government over its plans to allow same-sex couples to marry.
At the same time the
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Southwark, Peter Smith, has defended the
right of Catholic schools to promote the Church’s position on marriage
following accusations of “political indoctrination from secular and humanist
campaigners”. The British Humanist Association (BHA) has threatened to take
legal action.
The PTT’s secretary, George Broadhead, said: “This
move by the Papal Nuncio should come as no surprise. After all, Islamic groups and
Orthodox Judaism are as hostile to LGBT rights as the Roman Catholic Church. It
is no less surprising to learn that the Archbishop of Southwark is defending
the action of Catholic schools. It is outrageous that children attending a
school paid for by taxpayers are being encouraged to be homophobic. Let’s
hope that the BHA carries out its threat.”
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