October 17, 2011
Leading Catholic steps up attack on SNP’s same-sex marriage proposals Comments Off
The Scottish Government’s proposals on same-sex marriage could lead to “gross allegations of discrimination” against those who, in conscience, could not accept it, one of Scotland’s leading Catholics has warned.
Repeating his opposition to the measure in a pastoral letter yesterday, the Archbishop of Glasgow, Mario Conti, added that while it might seem like a small, considerate step, the move was “of serious import”.
The letter was given to parishioners at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Glasgow, together with postcards printed by the Catholic Parliamentary Office, which claimed that the definition of marriage was ‘under threat’ and asked parishioners to oppose moves to redefine marriage.
In his letter, Archbishop Conti spoke of the “increasing acceptance” of an ideology “which considers all structures and ethical systems as inimical to human freedom.
“It places personal autonomy above even physical realities so that, for example, the very determination of one’s own sex and gender is regarded as a human choice – even a supposed human right.
“Those in Government need to be respectfully reminded that a mandate to govern does not include a mandate to reconstruct society on ideological grounds.”
What was proposed, he said, “could lead to gross allegations of discrimination against those who, in conscience, cannot accept the moral equivalence of same-sex unions with marriage”
• Full story at The Herald.
