A chara, – Is it unfair to question the sincerity of the Roman Catholic Church’s claim to be against “unfair” discrimination against homosexuals?
In both 2010 and 2012, the Holy See opposed a United Nations resolution which stated that people should not be subject to summary executions or extrajudicial killings based on their “sexual orientation and gender identity”. While Vatican officials claimed to disapprove of violence against homosexuals, its representative Archbishop Silvano Tomasi said: “Such situations cannot be resolved by defining new categories, laws or policies that posit rights and privileges to special groups in society.”
The pretence the Catholic Church maintains that its teachings and actions do not perpetuate hatred and “unfair” discrimination against homosexuals is evidence of a duplicity that calls into question the entire moral foundation of the church hierarchy. – Is mise,
MARTIN G PADGETT,
(Former director of
communications,
Canadian Human Rights
Commission),
Charles Street East,
Toronto, Canada.