Attentive Andrea Tornielli puts us aware of how things are going in the English house. What should make us think is that so many of our politicians who call themselves Catholics, did not hesitate to ally and openly flirting with the current Italian political secular, and designed an identical "social achievement" for our country. According to which Catholic principles? For the achievement of such "rights" religious and ethical? It is clear that this duplicity on the part of "our" representatives (but "our" to whom?, Not the Catholics!) Is intended only to protect their own interests, keep your lower back firmly to the throne of power! Other than non-negotiable principles. Here, everything is negotiable, from personal dignity up to their beliefs religious. If they had any. We think a moment about the various Bindi, Franceschini, Prodi, Casini, Rutelli & Co. Instead of preening on television, filling his mouth banal platitudes, standing as champions of the moral sense and the restatement of Christian values \u200b\u200b(perhaps these Carnival for their help to this?) would do well to make a serious examination of conscience. But maybe they do not have time, I'm too busy! But we feel Tornielli: "Homosexual persons in the United Kingdom will be able to bless the wedding in their places of worship and the government of his majesty will recognize. The news yesterday emblazoned on the front pages of the Telegraph and the Sunday Times. Within the next few days could then drop the ban now in force, which prohibits conduct the ceremonies of civil unions between homosexual persons in religious buildings. The reform, according to the plan that has been studied by the British Minister for Equal Opportunities, the Liberal Democrat Lynne Featherstone, will therefore contain religious elements such as hymns and reading of sacred books, and will be presided over by priests, pastors, rabbis and other ministers religious. In Britain, civil unions for gays and lesbians were introduced in 2005 and the legislation provides that they must have a secular course absolutely no religious elements. Even if, before the law, States United States civil same-sex couples have the same rights as those formed by a man and a woman who joined during a religious ceremony, the effects of which civilians are recognized by the state.
It is clear that the reform, opening the possibility of blessing of the marriage for gay people, will help to thin almost all the differences between civil unions and traditional marriage. Suday The Times explains that the proposed reform of the Marriage Act would also permanently change the legal definition of marriage as a union only between a man and a woman. The decision would therefore have a high symbolic value. "The government is considering what should be the next step for civil unions, such as some religious organizations can help to same-sex couples to register their relationship in a religious context if they want to do it, "said an Interior Ministry spokesman. "The ministers have met a number of people and organizations - he added - in due course an announcement will be made."
The Church of England, although in the past two decades has introduced many liberal reforms, has already responded letting them know that will not allow such ceremonies in their religious buildings. "The proposal - said a spokesman for the Anglican - could have an unexpected impact and lead to confusion." The Anglican community, however, are very diverse, and there are cases of the wedding blessing gay. As well as cases of Anglican priests who have publicly stated that living with another man.
Other Christian religious groups, such as Quakers and Protestant denominations, as well as the liberal British Jews, are available to accommodate these ceremonies in their respective places of worship.
In Italy, a few months ago the news of blessing the union of two lesbians by the Waldensian pastor of Trapani and Marsala. While the Catholic Church, since the seventies, and similar ceremonies were celebrated by the semi-clandestine Catholic priest Don Franco Barbero, then dismissed from the clerical state as a result of this activity in direct conflict with the magisterium. In July 2003, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, then headed by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, published a document, approved by Pope John Paul II, to declare all the opposition of the Catholic Church and the recognition of homosexual unions, which "obscure basic values \u200b\u200bwhich belong to the common heritage of mankind."
(Source: Andrea Tornielli, Il Giornale, 14 February 2011)
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