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marmar

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Tue May 1, 2012, 02:05 PM May 2012

Vatican Declares Gay Marriage Holy War, Forms Worldwide Religions Coalition [View all]


A top Vatican representative and Roman Catholic Archbishop is reaching out to form a coalition with other religions and has called on them to join the Vatican in a worldwide holy war against same-sex marriage, claiming that proliferation of equality “is not a good thing for society,” and will lead to “confusion.”

“I wonder if we shouldn’t ask for and look for more support among other Christian confessions and indeed, persons of other faiths,” Archbishop Antonio Mennini, who represents Pope Benedict XVI and the Vatican in Great Britain, said in an address to Catholic bishops from England and Wales.

“It seems to me that, concerning the institution of marriage, and indeed the sanctity of human life, we have much in common with the position of the Jewish community, the Chief Rabbi and many of the more significant representatives of Islam,” Mennini added.

Mennini, 64, was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to Great Britain 2010, and also served the Pope in Russia, Uzbekistan, and Bulgaria. He speaks Italian, English, French, Spanish, German, Bulgarian, and Russian. (The image above shows Archbishop Mennini with Valdimir Putin in 2003.) .................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/vatican-declares-gay-marriage-holy-war-forms-worldwide-religions-coalition/politics/2012/04/30/38744



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Who did Jesus hate? Vincardog May 2012 #1
Post removed Post removed May 2012 #2
These People, Sir, Are Not Worth The Oil It Will Take To Fry Them In Hell The Magistrate May 2012 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha May 2012 #11
That, my good chap, is a line worthy of memorialization hifiguy May 2012 #18
It Is A Paraphrase Of Mr. Mencken, Sir: I Cannot Claim Originality With It The Magistrate May 2012 #20
Now we know who the false prophet of the Anti-Christ is!!! atreides1 May 2012 #4
Weird when you consider that most of the children they raped were of the same sex... truebrit71 May 2012 #5
From the comments ... GeorgeGist May 2012 #6
Confusing? Fuckin weird. xchrom May 2012 #7
Nothing has changed here - they have always been acting like that. Ignore them - many of their jwirr May 2012 #8
Hey! katsy May 2012 #9
So the Pope can issue a Fatwa? orwell May 2012 #10
Bring on the Crusades Part II qb May 2012 #12
Withdraw diplomatic recognition of the Vatican. byeya May 2012 #13
I declare holy war on all religions anti-alec May 2012 #14
By Islamic standards, the Pope is a nice guy. badtoworse May 2012 #15
'By Islamic Standards' marmar May 2012 #16
I hate to quote a monster like Stalin hifiguy May 2012 #17
This filthy organization is just angry that they can no longer use violence Dawson Leery May 2012 #19
The Pope is a Costume character at a tourist attaction called the Vatican... Bluenorthwest May 2012 #21
I'm just gonna flat out say it: worst Pope ever!!!!!! Initech May 2012 #22
So, they claim to be at war with people they hate and cannot control=Hate Group fascisthunter May 2012 #23
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