Socialist political parties seek removal of Spanish bishop for ‘homophobia’
May 17, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - A trio of socialist political parties in the government of Alcalá de Henares, Spain , has passed a resolution demanding the exclusion of the local bishop from all local government functions for preaching the Catholic Church’s doctrines on homosexual behavior, which it characterizes as “homophobic.” The resolution also asks that the Spanish Episcopal Conference remove the bishop from his position as head of the diocese. Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Plà incurred the ire of socialists and homosexual groups in Spain when he gave a sermon on Good Friday in early April that included homosexual behavior in a list of destructive vices. With regard to homosexual behavior, Reig Plà said: “One must not corrupt people, not even with false messages. I would like to say a word to those people carried away by so many ideologies that end up failing to properly guide human sexuality. They think that since their childhood they have had an attraction to peop