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| Pope Francis Source: Twitter |
American Magazine carries the headline:
"Pope Francis declares support for same-sex civil unions for the first time as pope"
"Gay couples deserve legal protections for their relationships" Pope Francis said in a documentary.
Fine. Not so fine if this is taken as a green light leading to same-sex marriage. Marriage is between a man and a woman, to the exclusion of all others and for life.
Same sex partnerships are to be welcomed but activists take any opportunity to further their cause. Witness feminism in the Church and how civil partnerships were bent and twisted in demands for same sex marriage.
Pope Francis has not changed his stance. When Archbishop of Buenos Aires he advocated same-sex civil unions in an attempt to block a same-sex marriage law.
Probably the best archbishop we never had, Bishop Michael Nazir Ali, summarises the situation in this tweet:
"Anyone living together in long term arrangements should have legal protection. This can include siblings or mother and daughter, as well as those in other kinds of relationships being protected eg in tenancy or visiting rights. Such legislation, however, should not mimic marriage."
Exactly.
