Catholic Bishops in Nigeria 'Thank God' for Anti-LGBT Laws

[trotsky]

http://www.advocate.com/politics/religion/2014/02/05/catholic-bishops-nigeria-thank-god-anti-lgbt-laws

Catholic bishops in Nigeria are congratulating the president for successfully pushing legislation that imposes 14-year jail sentences for gay people who marry, and punishes any gathering of LGBT people in that African nation, placing those who run LGBT organizations in jail for a decade.

Ignatius Kaigama, archbishop of the Middle Belt region of Jos, told SaharaTV that Catholic bishops in Nigeria “thank God that this bill was passed,” and in a letter sent to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, called the law “a courageous one and a clear indication of the ability of our great country to stand shoulders high in the protection of our Nigerian and African most valued cultures of the institution of marriage.”

Perhaps the man chosen by The Advocate as their Person of the Year will do something about this injustice?

[shenmue]

1. Oy

Not good.

[hrmjustin]

2. Also embarrasing and heartbreaking is how horribly anti-gay some Anglicans are in that

country.

[rug]

3. Perhaps he will.

http://nomoretrianglenations.com/

Do something.

[skepticscott]

4. I'm sure he'll be getting to that soon

But for right now, there are feet to wash and disfigured people to hug..cameras to mug for, gullible folks to gull.

Not enough hours in the day for everything on his schedule.

[Bluenorthwest]

5. Francis Superstar's silence tells us he supports these laws, he sought to impose restrictions on

gay people in Argentina which the people rejected in spite of his rhetoric filled with demonology and calls for holy war. 'This is God's war, we must fight'. That's the Pope of Pop everyone here digs so much. God's war on destructive gay families.

[rug]

6. How do you explain this?

Johannesburg - The Church should sound the alarm at the advance throughout Africa of "draconian legislation" aimed at criminalising homosexuals" approved by some African Countries says an editorial of the Southern Cross, a weekly promoted by the SACBC
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"Recently the Ugandan and Nigerian parliaments both passed severe anti-gay legislation. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has vetoed it; Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan signed it into law. Other countries, such as Cameroon and Tanzania, are proposing to pass similar legislation", recalls the editorial."These laws are not intended to render same-sex acts illegal — they already are, and punishable, in most African countries — but to persecute people on the basis of their sexual orientation", says the columnist and highlights that "Such laws are not only unjust, but they also have the potential to tear at the fabric of society if they are misused to facilitate false denunciations for gain, advancement or vengeance, much as what Christians are exposed to in Pakistan under that country’s intolerable blasphemy law".

In the light of the Catechism of the Catholic Church which prescribes to "avoid every sign of unjust discrimination" against homosexuals and even recommends to accept them "with respect , compassion and sensitivity", the editorial asks the Church in Africa to raise its voice "against discriminatory laws and violence against homosexuals, many of whom are Catholics".

http://www.news.va/en/news/africasouth-africa-no-to-laws-that-discriminate-ho

http://www.scross.co.za/2014/01/africas-anti-gay-laws/

[Bluenorthwest]

7. I read your piece, not a word from Francis, the Pope of Pop. Silence from him.

That is an editorial, the author is nameless and the point of view is not that of the Church. It would be great if Francis Superstar actually DID say something against all this hate coming from so many Bishops and Cardinals and stake his place with the faceless editor of this piece.
So how do you explain using this editorial to answer Francis' silence on this issue? What does this piece have to do with the damning silence of Francis? Answer, nothing at all. How do you explain attempting a dishonest tactic like that?

[rug]

8. You do realize news.va is the official Vatican news outlet, don't you?

Maybe you think this was slipped in by a renegade editor.

When the statement is made directly by Francis, will you say the Pope of Pop is doing a PR stunt?

Here's some more uncomfortable information for you to digest.

Nigerian Catholic bishops defy Vatican on human rights

http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/20101

[gtar100]

9. More of the same from the followers of the Prince of Peace.

Violent, vindictive, cruel... their God's sptittin' image. Acting on their prejudices appears to be easier for them than solving real problems.