Vatican Paper
Condemns Canada Gay Marriage
By AP from the
NYTimes on the Web, July 21, 2005
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican
newspaper on Thursday attacked Canada's legalization of gay marriage, calling it
a distortion of God's plan for the family.
Canada became the fourth nation to grant full legal rights to same-sex couples
when the Supreme Court's chief justice signed legislation Wednesday.
''The distortion of God's plan for the family continues,'' said L'Osservatore
Romano, the Vatican daily. ''In Canada, homosexual unions have become
equal to marriage.''
The Roman Catholic Church in Canada, in line with the Vatican's worldwide
policy, vigorously opposed the legislation. The Netherlands, Belgium and
Spain also allow gay marriage nationwide.
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