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Contents:
- CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR.
- GAY MARRIAGE
- WHERE EUROPE STANDS ON GAY MARRIAGE AND CIVIL UNNS
- RSIAN NSTUTN CHANGE ENDS HOP FOR GAY MARRIAGE
- THE CIVIL UNNS VS. GAY MARRIAGE PROPOSALS
CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR.
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"Homosexual people have a right to be a fay, " he said the film, which premiered on Wednday. " He add that he "stood up for that", apparently referrg to his time as Archbishop of Buenos Air when, although opposg same-sex marriag law, he supported some legal protectns for same-sex film Franc, about the life and work of Pope Francis, premiered as part of the Rome Film well as the Pope's ments on civil unns, the film also shows him enuragg two gay men to attend church wh their three Francis's bgrapher, Aten Ivereigh, told the BBC he was "not surprised" by the latt ments.
But he believed the church should advote for a civil unn law for gay upl to give them legal protectn. "Unr current Catholic doctre, gay relatnships are referred to as "viant behavur" 2003, the Vatin's doctral body, the Congregatn for the Doctre of the Fah, said that "rpect for homosexual persons nnot lead any way to approval of homosexual behavur or to legal regnn of homosexual unns" words but no sign of doctral changeThe remarks have set tongu waggg among Vatin-watchers - and they mark Francis's cleart support for the issue sce beg Pope.
GAY MARRIAGE
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As archbishop of Buenos Air before beg Pope, he was a stnch opponent of gay marriage, which was legalised Argenta 2010, and stead advoted civil unns for homosexual upl.
WHERE EUROPE STANDS ON GAY MARRIAGE AND CIVIL UNNS
The Vatin said the pope’s statements favor of civil unns for gay upl did not change church doctre. * unions gay marriage *
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"That same year, he reaffirmed the Church's posn that homosexual acts were s, but said homosexual orientatn was not.
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RSIAN NSTUTN CHANGE ENDS HOP FOR GAY MARRIAGE
This is not the untry’s first move limg LGBT rights and fluence. Rsia has never legalized gay marriage and also has a “gay propaganda” law. * unions gay marriage *
| Getty ImagThe four ndidat for bishop of an Epispal Church dce that recently garnered headl for refg to bls same-sex marriag have dited that they will allow the Epispal Dce of Albany has been whout a bishop sce the rignatn 2021 of William Love, who had issued an open letter 2020 refg to enforce a nomatnal le requirg all dc to allow for the blsg of gay marriag.
”Ward wrote that he believ the issue of gay marriage is “tly plited” and that he rpects all sis on the issue, addg that if elected bishop, “honorg theologil diversy would be a prry.
THE CIVIL UNNS VS. GAY MARRIAGE PROPOSALS
”“Seekg rolutn and a mutual path forward would volve a basic mment to rpectg the digny of every person, affordg genero pastoral attentn to every voice, and seekg Holy mon ground on nonilly sound footg, ” Ward July 2018, the Epispal Church General Conventn passed Rolutn B012, which required all dc to bls same-sex unns, removg earlier provisns that allowed several dc to prohib such measur, due to them beg nflict wh the biblil standard of B012 allowed clergy to refe to perform gay weddgs, required bishops who oppose them to let another bishop provi pastoral support for the same-sex uple and to provi a prit to perform the November 2018, Albany Bishop Love released an open letter statg that he refed to enforce the rolutn his dce.