Archbishop-elect: ‘I could see myself going to jail’ for standing up against same-sex ‘marriage’
GLASGOW, July 25, 2012, ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – One day after his appointment was announced, the new archbishop-elect of Glasgow has already been attacked in the media for his opposition to same-sex “marriage.” On the day the appointment was made public, Archbishop -elect Philip Tartaglia , a long-time and highly vocal opponent of the homosexualist political agenda, told journalists that he believed he could end up in prison for his views. “I could see myself going to jail possibly at some point over the next 15 years—if God spares me—if I speak out,” Archbishop-elect Tartaglia, 61, told STV News on Tuesday. Catholic News Agency quoted him saying, “I am deeply concerned that today, defending the traditional meaning of marriage is almost considered ‘hate speech’ and branded intolerant. Such a response is undemocratic, closes debate and is highly manipulative.” Within only hours of the announcement, The Scotsman published a piece accusing Tartaglia of having made “hurtful” and “il