Colombia’s gay population has no right to marriage or family: Catholic Church
Colombia’s gay population has no right to marriage or family: Catholic Church
posted by Adriaan Alsema
Jun 18, 2013
Gay couples can not claim a right to family or marriage as these are “based on fundamental laws of nature,” Colombia’s Catholic Church said Tuesday in a fierce attack on pending gay rights reforms.
In a press conference, cardinal Ruben Dario Salazar strongly opposed to reforms in legislation regarding gay rights imposed by Colombia’s constitutional Court that ordered Congress to come up with legislation defining the rights of the country’s LGBT community.
According to Salazar, public officials should be able to continue to exercise their right to morally object to performing their jobs when it comes to applying the law on gay people, as things like family and marriage are not a right, but a privilege. Consequently, the cardinal said, gay people are not subject to discrimination.
“The argument that always has been used is that of discrimination. But discrimination is when a person is denied access to a right they have. When there is no real right then there is no discrimination,” said the clergy.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/gays-have-no-right-to-marriage-family-colombias-cathlic-church/
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