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Bush and the Vatican, partners in the hunt on gays-lesbians? by Guido Thursday July 31, 2003 at 08:30 PM |
| pannekoekrobert |
July 30,"President Bush indicated Wednesday he opposes extending marriage rights to homosexuals, saying he believes marriage "is between a man and a woman."
"Bush said it is "important for society to welcome each individual," but administration lawyers are looking for some way to legally limit marriage to heterosexuals."
"I believe marriage is between a man and a woman, and I think we ought to codify that one way or another," Bush told reporters at a White House news conference. "And we've got lawyers looking at the best way to do that."
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/07/30/bush.gay.marriage/index.html
The Vatican today:
"The Vatican has launched a global campaign against gay marriages, warning Catholic politicians that support of same-sex unions is "gravely immoral."
The Vatican issued a 12-page set of guidelines with the approval of Pope John Paul II in a bid to stem the increase in laws granting legal rights to homosexual unions in Europe and North America."
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/07/31/vatican.gay.marriages/index.html
The document:
CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING PROPOSALS TO GIVE LEGAL RECOGNITION
TO UNIONS BETWEEN HOMOSEXUAL PERSONS