Rome’s new mayor creates ‘civil registry’ for same-sex partners in contravention of Italian law
In an act that some have called a “derailment” of the Italian constitution , the recently-elected mayor of Rome has announced the establishment of a “registry” in the capital for same-sex partners and expressed approval of adoptions by homosexual partners. The move has been blasted by pro-family groups. Zema Angelo, director of RomaSette, the newspaper of the Diocese of Rome, said the idea is “a derailment from the constitutional principles and national legislation prepared with care, in full awareness of the futility of a possible launch of the registry and its legal irrelevance.” Mayor Ignazio Marino said November 14 th on Repubblica TV that he is “not afraid of the word marriage between persons of the same sex” and supported adoption of children by homoesxuals provided it’s in the interests of the child. He added that Italy is “terribly backward on the subject of rights”. Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino “If two people love each other enough to get married, I do not see wh