Posted on 12/20/2006 11:46:55 AM PST by Alouette
ROME (Reuters) - Two leftists in Italy's ruling coalition on Wednesday outraged fellow lawmakers by placing four dolls representing homosexual couples near the baby Jesus in the official nativity scene in parliament.
The two parliamentarians from the small "Rose in the Fist" party said their gesture was to promote the legalization of gay marriage and granting legal recognition to unmarried couples.
Bruno Mellano and Donatella Poretti placed the Barbie and Ken-type dolls in the parliamentary nativity scene, each couple lying down embraced among the shepherds witnessing the birth of Jesus.
Each of the two doll couples, which parliamentary ushers removed after a few minutes, wore miniature placards with slogans in favor of gay rights.
"This is a vulgar and unacceptable double attack against both a (national) institution as well as a religious symbol," a group of women parliamentarians of the opposition conservative Forza Italia party said in a statement.
Luca Volonte, a member of the small centrist opposition Union of Christian Democrats, called the gesture a "pure attack against the religion practiced by the majority of Italians."
Italy is overwhelmingly Roman Catholic and nativity scenes, featuring figures of the baby Jesus, Mary, Joseph, shepherds, animals and three kings bearing gifts, are put but in many homes, squares and shops.
Some members of the opposition demanded the lawmakers be censured by the speaker of the lower house of parliament.
But even the Italian Communist Party, which supports gay rights and is also in the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Romano Prodi, distanced itself from the action.
One communist parliamentarian called it "a grave political error" that would not help homosexuals.
The two leftist politicians carried out their gesture just before Pope Benedict, speaking to pilgrims and tourists at the Vatican, said Christmas creches were part of Christian culture that had to be defended.
In recent weeks, several state schools have decided not to erect the nativity scene. Some shops decided not to sell them, saying they were not popular or did not fit their image.
But even Education Minister Giuseppe Fioroni has criticized such schools, saying they had gone too far in banning nativity scenes which could instead be used as tools for inter-religious dialogue.
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Unbelievable.
Italy, would you represent a mohammed doll screwing a camel? My guess is you wouldn't, because if you did the last thing you would hear is, ALAH LA LA LA BOOM! So why pervert Christian symbols? Because you can without fear of violent retribution?
Where, exactly, were the manger sheep during all this?
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This is totally disgusting and contemptible!
Where, exactly, were the manger sheep during all this?
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Absolutely LOL. I'm sure they were cowering in fear behind the barn.
What next?
In this country today, the ACLU would be suing that it's discriminatory, as no miniature sheep-humpers were allowed to be inserted into the display......
Sometimes mistaken for the "Fist in the @$$" party.
Hiding from the Muslims.
Joseph and Barry?
Pertinent question.
Remember Jesus's words..." If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. AND
Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Un-freaking-believable!
Ever consider joining the Knights of Columbus?
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