Pope slams Canada on gay marriage

[tuvor]

TORONTO -- In a toughly worded statement, Pope Benedict XVI Friday singled out Roman Catholic politicians in Canada who voted for gay marriage, urging them not to sacrifice their personal beliefs for the sake of opinion polls and social trends.

The Pope repeated his opposition to abortion and gay marriage after a week of meetings with Ontario Catholic bishops.

The group, including Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic of Toronto, are wrapping up an ad limina visit to the Vatican -- a once-every-five-years courtesy call where they provide the Pope with a state-of-the-union report on their diocese.

"In the name of tolerance, your country has had to endure the folly of the redefinition of spouse, and in the name of freedom of choice it is confronted with the daily destruction of unborn children," the Pope said.

http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=812b9298-bced-4dba-a374-08cb028436b1&k=67737

[Kagemusha]

1. Someone tell him politicians have no say in it.

Judges decided.

[AX10]

2. STFU you pervert!

[LostInAnomie]

3. What do you expect?

No one hates gays more than a nazi.

[noahmijo]

4. Fuck. The. Pope.

And all other religious freaks too. If these are the people going to heaven I couldn't be happier to start planning my trip for hell right now.

I will never ever understand how a human who not only contributes NOTHING towards the progress of humanity but actually assists in its degression can be given god-like status.

[saltpoint]

5. European nations whose governments sanction same-sex marriages and

benefits appear to be humming along just fine, are quite competitive in the world market, and are demonstrably better educated than many people in countries which prohibit same-sex marriages and deny same-sex benefits.

No one's asking the Pope to blow anybody.

In turn, he should mind his own business when it comes to others' genitalia.

[RB TexLa]

6. A civil marriage law has no effect on the church's sacrament of marriage

[Aristus]

7. This just in: Canada slams tiny countries with Nazi heads-of-state.

Details at eleven.

[mbee]

8. People in Glass Houses should throw stones. Someone

should slam the Pope for the Church's abuse of children cover-ups!

[Beelzebud]

9. Who cares what the Catholic Church (a.k.a. NAMBLA) thinks.

[Siyahamba]

10. Most Catholic Members of Parliament supported marriage equality

It was supported by the then-Liberal government, led by Catholic Paul Martin and had a majority of Catholic MPs.

[LeftCoast]

11. I wish he cared 1/2 as much about pedophilia as he does about 'the gays'

:(