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Same-Sex civil unions in Italy: Historical betrayal by Catholic politicians

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The approval of homosexual pseudo-marriage in the Senate on February 25th 2016, with 173 in favor, 71 against and 76 abstentions is the last stage in the process of dissolution of Italian society which began with the introduction of divorce (1970), then the legalization of abortion (1978) and has as its next, imminent step, the legalization of euthanasia. With that in mind, we understand the exaltation of the secular press: “In the long and tortuous history of sexual liberation in Italy – writes Francesco Merlo in “ La Repubblica ”, February 26th – this law has the same epochal importance as the law on divorce and the law that regulates abortion”. What these three events have in common is an act of betrayal committed by men in Catholic government. Divorce passed under a centre-left government presided over by the Christian Democrat , Emilio Colombo . Abortion was passed by a Christian Democrat government, presided over by Giulio Andreotti . The Christian Democrats were brought

EU Bullies Italy must accept foreign same-sex ‘marriage’ court

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wm-license-information-description-missing wm-license-information-description-missing-request European stars.svg (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) In a decision the homosexual rights lobby is hailing as landmark, the Court of Appeals of Naples has ruled that the "marriage" of a French lesbian couple must be registered as such in Italy and accorded all attendant rights. The court based its July 8 decision on two articles in the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union ( TFEU ), according to a report by the European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBT Rights : the right to move to another EU member-state and the right to non-discrimination based on nationality and sexual orientation. "This news from Naples is totally unacceptable and is a reflection of the continued pressure being made by strong lobbies throughout

Italian gvmt investigating Catholic school after it removed lesbian teacher

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The building housing the most important Italian newspaper, "Corriere della sera" in via Solferino in Milan (Italy). It was projected by Luca Beltrami in 1904. Picture by Giovanni Dall'Orto, January 20 2007. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) In a case that is rapidly gaining national attention, the Italian government ’s education ministry has threatened a “severe” response to a Catholic school in northern Italy that sacked a teacher believed to be a lesbian. Education Minister Stefania Giannini told  La Repubblica  that her office has started an investigation into the decision of the school’s headmistress not to renew the contract of a female teacher out of a need to protect the “moral ethics” of “the school’s  environment.” Mother Eugenia Libratore, a religious sister of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the headmistress of Sacro Cuore school in Trent, said the teacher, who has not been named in the press, was “adequate and professional.” She added, how

Gay writer urges Italians to oppose same-sex civil unions bill

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ROME – The majority of those in Italy who identify themselves as “gay” have no interest in “gay marriage” or civil unions, a gay Catholic writer told  LifeSiteNews in an interview this weekend. “I would like to reveal something that perhaps no one has the courage to say; that Arcigay [the national Italian homosexualist lobby] represents only a small percentage of what people with homosexual impulses think. Someone has to say that the King is naked!” The popular Rome-based Catholic blogger who identifies himself only as “ Eliseo del Deserto” (Elisha of the Desert)  continues a one-man campaign  in favour of a different direction for gay people from that envisioned by the global homosexualist movement: one of voluntary chastity and reconciliation with God, a path that he maintains is the only way to personal peace and emotional growth. “Civil unions? No thank you! Certainly there are rights that must be recognized in cohabitation, but the family is another thing. Marriag

Lombardy rejects ‘gay marriage’ and gender propaganda in schools

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Above Gsteig, Swiss Alps (Photo credit: will_cyclist ) The Regional Council of Lombardy , which includes the city of Milan, has voted to approve a motion protecting “the natural family” and rejecting the imposition of “gender ideology” in schools. The Lombardy region is the most populated and economically prosperous in Italy . Motion 263 explicitly states that marriage is only between one man and one woman, establishes an annual celebration of the Day of the Natural Family for the region, and calls on the Regional Council to introduce the “Family Factor” as a criterion in determining taxes to “support active and passive income of Lombard families.” Simone Pillon, head of the National Council Of Families Forum, called the motion “a decisive and forceful move to tell the world that Italy is not following this dictatorship of the LGBT lobby.” “The fight against unfair discrimination cannot be translated into incitement to homosexuality,” Pillon said. “The text of the motion makes e

Italian town votes to allow gay ‘civil unions’ despite no law allowing it

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ROME , May 12, 2014 – The municipal authorities of the city of Crotone in the far south of Italy have voted to allow resident same-sex partners to register as “ civil unions ,” despite the fact that there is no provision in Italian law for such recognition. Opponents of the move have called it “futile” and ideologically motivated, since such registries would have no legal reality. On May 6, the town council  approved a resolution  that said the intention was to “provide for the protection and support of civil unions in order to overcome situations of discrimination and promoting integration into the social, cultural and economic development of the territory.” “Areas of concern” for the resolution included “housing, health and social services, youth policy, sports, education, school and educational services, rights and participation, transportation.” It says that the new rule will allow the registry of “civil unions” for “two persons of different sex or of the same sex and

Homosexual group gives Italian high school students ‘gay porn’ pamphlet at anti-bullying rally

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ROME , April 30, 2014 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – A pamphlet, intended for use in schools, has been called homosexual pornography and indoctrination by some concerned parents in the region of Reggio Emilia . Earlier this month, the national homosexual lobby group Arcigay distributed a leaflet at the Istituto Superiore Cattaneo-Dall'Aglio, a high school in Castelnuovo Monti, that included highly explicit language giving information on the best method for homosexuals to “have sex without risk.” The leaflet was aimed at “children up to 15 years” and includes instructions on oral and anal sex and the advice to “get a gay doctor, and be vaccinated against Hepatitis B.” It also details the various “safe” uses of “sex toys.” The leaflet includes a cartoon illustration that gives a graphic depiction of a nude reclining man, his genitals barely covered with a cloth, as well as drawings showing how to use a condom. It claims to give information on how to engage in sexual practic