Italy Nukes Anti-Catholic ‘Homophobia’ Bill

Church Militant ^ | 10/27/21 | Jules Gomes

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Christians rejoice as parliament uses secret ballot to block Zan legislation

ROME (ChurchMilitant.com) - Faithful Italian Catholics and evangelical Christians are rejoicing after the Zan bill against transhomophobia, which threatened to criminalize the Church's teaching on sexuality, was shot down on the floor of Italy's senate Wednesday afternoon.

The motion to halt the bill, named for the Democratic Party lawmaker and gay rights activist Alessandro Zan, was blocked by a secret ballot in Italy's Upper House with 154 senators voting in favor of canceling the draft legislation, 131 against and two abstentions.

Matteo Salvini's Lega (League) and Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli D'Italia (Brothers of Italy) parties moved the motion to halt the legislation. Pope Francis has expressed disapproval of both parties despite their conservative stance on the family.

"The secret vote meant that legislators did not have to publicly declare their position. This allowed several of them to defy their party's line and vote according to their consciences," a leading Italian judge told Church Militant.

Italy's center-right parties demanded a secret ballot as left-wing parties vigorously opposed the motion calling for an open vote.

"This is what we can achieve when the Church takes a lead and the Magisterium speaks with the clarity of a bugle blast," the faithful Catholic judge emphasized.

talian commentators pointed out Catholic parliamentarians from the Democratic Party may have defected and "betrayed" the Zan bill, deciding instead to "listen to the Vatican."

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“Pope Francis has expressed disapproval of both parties despite their conservative stance on the family.”

Thus always with Bergoglio. No enemies to the left, no friends to the right.