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Catholic doctors defend Spanish Bishop against charges of ‘inciting hate’

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April 19, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - As homosexuals  lobby for the prosecution  of Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Pla of Alcala de Henares for teaching the Catholic Church ’s position on homosexual acts , an international group of Catholic doctors has rushed to the Spanish Bishop’s defense, reports the CatholicNewsAgency  (CNA). Bishop Reig  came under intense criticism  after condemning homosexual acts in a Good Friday homily, and saying that persons with homosexual attractions can experience a kind of “hell” in their lives when they visit gay night clubs. Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Pla In a later interview with the Internet news service Religion en Libertad (Religion in Liberty), he reiterated that “the consequences for many people” of such behavior, are “coloquially speaking a ‘hell’ in their lives” and asserted that homosexual inclinations can be cured through therapy. Responding to the controversy, the State Federation of Lesbians, Gays , Transsexuals and Bise...

Spain’s largest gay rights group condemns homosexual ‘kiss-in’ protests at World Youth Day

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Image via Wikipedia Spain ’s largest homosexual organization, the Spanish Confederation of Lesbians, Gays , Bisexuals , and Transgender People (COLEGAS), has issued a statement condemning “kiss-ins” and other forms of protest carried out by homosexuals against the pope and Catholics at the country’s recently-concluded World Youth Day. The organization has issued a communiqué not only denouncing the protests, but has called for the “immediate dismissal” of the government’s delegate to Madrid , Dolores Carrión, for allowing the vulgar protests to take place. The organization noted its differences with the Catholic Church on sexual morals and condoms, but added, “we cannot remain in silence in the face of the violent events against some pilgrims.” “Whether or not we accept their message, they have come in peace and the public celebration of their faith,” added COLEGAS. According to COLEGAS the homosexual protesters, who are “profusely subsidized by certain public administrations,” are ...