Posted on 06/10/2016 11:38:51 AM PDT by marshmallow
After Cardinal Antonio Cañizares of Valencia said "we have legislation contrary to the family, the action of political and social forces, with added movements and actions of the gay empire," a coalition of pro-LGBT groups charged him with hate crimes under Spanish law.
ROME- Criminal proceedings under hate speech laws have been initiated against a Spanish cardinal for his commentary on theories styling gender as a personal preference, in which he termed them “the most insidious ideology in the history of humanity,” and for his warnings against a “gay empire.”
The Spanish Network of Help to Refugees has filed a complaint against Cardinal Antonio Cañizares of Valencia for his remarks, made on May 13. Under Spanish law, such a charge is required to be investigated.
“The family is haunted today, in our culture, by an endless threat of serious difficulties, and this is not hidden from anyone,” Cañizares said in his May homily.
“We have legislation contrary to the family, the action of political and social forces, with added movements and actions of the gay empire, of ideas such as radical feminism, or the most insidious of all, gender theory,” he said.
In Catholic circles, the term “gender theory” is used to describe the ideas of some scientists and cultural critics who argue that sexual differences between men and women are socially constructed rather than given in nature.
Soon after Cañizares spoke, a coalition of 55 pro-LGBT associations accused him of being homophobic, saying that his words “go beyond freedom of expression and can be considered hate crimes.”
One of these associations is Lambda, which unites Valencia’s LGBT community. They presented a formal complaint against Cañizares, a former prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
Fani Boronat, coordinator of Lambda, said that what they.....
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This is what it looks like when Romans 1:18-32 is in play in a society.
Lowlife, depraved, hell-bound scum.
May God bless and grant strength to this heroic servant of God. For the record, he was the guy I was hoping would get the white hat during the last conclave.
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So you can now FACE CHARGES for not liking homosexuality??
Nice...
Where is Generalissimo Francisco Franco when Spain really needs him? Still dead, unfortunately.
My daughter lived in Valencia for about a year. She loved the area and the traditions of the Church there. The people are not supporting the LGBTs at all.
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