Posted on 01/27/2016 6:07:07 AM PST by Olog-hai
In Italy, family is considered so sacred that marriage is lauded in the Constitution. But what kind of family?
That has become a bitterly divisive question in a nation where the Vatican packs considerable political weight and where gays have grown impatient as other traditionally Catholic European countries have either allowed same-sex couples to marry or legally recognized their civil unions.
On Thursday, Italy's Senate will plunge into a debate on proposed legislation to grant legal recognition to "civil unions," including those of homosexual couples, without equating the partnerships to marriage. ...
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