Tuesday, January 23, 2007
GAY ADOPTION BATTLE IN ENGLAND
If you've been following the controversy over gay adoptions in England and the threat to shut Catholic adoption agencies if they are forced to accommodate gay couples, the battle has been upped a notch. Check out the story at pinknews.co.uk where you can read:
Today the Roman Catholics hit back, with Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor accusing the government of being guilty of, "unreasonable, unnecessary and unjust discrimination against Catholics."
Now LibDem MP Evan Harris, President of the Liberal Democrat Campaign for Gay & Lesbian Equality (DELGA), has upped the ante, with a statement that reads,
"It is rather sordid that the Catholic leadership should seek to try and blackmail Parliament and Government by threatening to close down its valuable work in adoption and other areas, particularly by using vulnerable groups like children in care to fight its ideological battle."
Dr Harris is almost topped in the abuse stakes by the gay and lesbian Humanists, who issued a statement accusing the Catholic Church of "despicable blackmail," and branded their leadership, "morally repellent."
I think Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor touched a nerve. :)
