Vatican paper defends Italian bishops' involvement in civil-union debate

[bones_IV]

More idiocy from [Mod edit: those] attempting to silence the Church.

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[MikeinSD]

Or democracy in action. Last I checked, the Italian state is not the Catholic church. If the Italian government is obligated to follow Catholic teachings, pls let me know.

 

[bones_IV]

Or democracy in action. Last I checked, the Italian state is not the Catholic church. If the Italian government is obligated to follow Catholic teachings, pls let me know.

Would you shout fire into a crowded theatre?

 

[Caesar]

Or democracy in action. Last I checked, the Italian state is not the Catholic church. If the Italian government is obligated to follow Catholic teachings, pls let me know.

Any state which recognizes that the majority of it’s citizens belong to the Roman Catholic faith has a duty to impose and defend the teachings of Holy Mother Church on society within that state. A democracy considers itself to be free, but true freedom isnt the ability to do what one wants, it is the right to do as one should.