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The Vatican's permanent observer to the UN told Reuters that the Holy See will oppose the resolution, which France is set to propose this month on behalf of and by unanimous consent of the 27-member European Union.
The reasoning: The Vatican fears ending penalties for gayness will lead to same-sex marriage. Countries that don't let gays wed "will be pilloried and made an object of pressure," and we can't have that.
Because while Europe and the Americas trend -- however slowly and erratically they may seem -- toward equality, the picture in the rest of the world is very different. African governments have actually stepped up their persecution, with the latest, Burundi, moving to impose criminal penalties on gayness just last week.
During the same few years, hundreds of accused gays have been executed in Iran, Sudan and other countries that observe Islamic law.
Anti-equality Americans who swear fealty to anti-gay foreign religious leaders like Anglican Peter Akinola of Nigeria give a powerful endorsement to the home country's hate, however much they may deny it.
It will be interesting to see how the United States votes on this one. As recently as 2006, the U.S. aligned with countries like Iran on gay issues, initially denying UN consultative status to LGBT organizations.


Personally, being a pagan, I have no problem celebrating ALL the holidays. Since every other tradition was stolen originally from my traditions, I feel perfectly justified in stealing them all back. Pretty much that means that I get to party all year long. : )
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