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Gay groups angry at Pope remarks

Pope Benedict made his remarks in an end-of-year speech

Gay groups and activists have reacted angrily after Pope Benedict XVI said that mankind needed to be saved from a destructive blurring of gender.

Speaking on Monday, Pope Benedict said that saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behaviour was as important as protecting the environment.

The comments were "irresponsible and unacceptable", the UK's Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement (LGCM) said.

Vladimir Luxuria, a transgender former Italian MP, called his words "hurtful".

The row erupted as news emerged that the pontiff is to pay his first visit to the Holy Land in May next year.

'Self-destruction'

Pope Benedict made the comments in an end-of-year speech to senior Vatican staff.

Defending God's creation was not limited to saving the environment, he said, but also about protecting man from himself.


Rainforests deserve, yes, our protection, but the human being ... does not deserve it less

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It was not "out-of-date metaphysics" to "speak of human nature as 'man' or woman'", he said. It came from the "language of creation, despising which would mean self-destruction for humans".

Gender theories, he said, led to man's "auto-emancipation" from creation and Creator.

"Rain forests deserve, yes, our protection but the human being... does not deserve it less," he said.

LGCM head Rev Sharon Ferguson said the Pope's remarks justified "gay bashing" and bullying.

Mark Dowd, strategist for Christian environmental group Operation Noah, said the comments betrayed "a lack of openness to the complexity of creation".

Derek Munn of the UK based gay rights group Stonewall criticises Pope Benedict XVI's comments
And Ms Luxuria, who recently lost her seat in the Italian parliament, said suggesting people like her were destructive was very hurtful.

"I'm someone who was born as male and has a spiritual and female soul, and it's contradictory that a Pope just thinks of people just made as flesh and not made of a spiritual aspect."

The Catholic Church opposes gay marriage. It teaches that while homosexuality is not sinful, homosexual acts are.

Earlier this month, the Vatican said that a proposed United Nations resolution decriminalising homosexuality went too far.

"Unjust discrimination" against gay people should be avoided, but the use of wording such as "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" in the text would "create serious uncertainty in the law", it said.

apparently his words were twisted completely..but if this is what he said

[Magic]

One word - Twat.

[Ross]

It teaches that while homosexuality is not sinful, homosexual acts are.

That's stupid because if someone is homosexual, surely they want to do homosexual acts with another homosexual.

I don't get it, lol.

[Fom]

LMFAO, Catholics make me laugh when they talk about homosexuality. Get a grip please.

[30stone]

LOL thats funny to read...

[M X]

This just makes me laugh.

[Hugo]

LOOOOL.

[Hugo]

Originally posted by Ross

That's stupid because if someone is homosexual, surely they want to do homosexual acts with another homosexual.

I don't get it, lol.

It's ok Ross you haven't sinned yet

[M X]

Religious people are total hypocrits.
UPDATE I obviously meant the type who criticize others for the way they live their life.

[Hugo]

Originally posted by TheMichaelO
Religious people are total hypocrits.

LMFAO.
You can't just generalize like that LOL

[Tom4784]

'and on the sixth day, God created the rifle to hunt dinosuars...and homosexuals!'


It's a ridiculous story and that priest is an arseface.

[MarkWaldorf]

I can't believe he compared homosexuality to 'the destruction of the rain forests'.

[Hugo]

Originally posted by Markus
I can't believe he compared homosexuality to 'the destruction of the rain forests'.

lmfao.
They'll be comparing it to terrorism next.

[Ross]

Originally posted by HUGO

It's ok Ross you haven't sinned yet

What do you mean?

If you mean I haven't done an homosexual act - sadly, you're mistaken

[30stone]

Originally posted by Markus
I can't believe he compared homosexuality to 'the destruction of the rain forests'.

But if everyone was homosexual, there would be no mankind after years..

Is that what he meant?

[MrGaryy]

Originally posted by TheMichaelO
Religious people are total hypocrits.

What a ludicrous comment to make.

On topic, this reminds me why I no longer practise my faith.

[M X]

Originally posted by HUGO

LMFAO.
You can't just generalize like that LOL

lmao. I mean the kinds who criticize others for the way they live their life.

[Spike]

I don't really care for protecting the environment anyway..
Do the majority of people actually care what he says?
I will take great pleasure on the day he dies knowing that he knows he has wasted his life on religion which is all lies.
Saving humanity from religion is more important in my opinion

[Jen]

Originally posted by Fom
LMFAO, Catholics make me laugh when they talk about homosexuality. Get a grip please.

Not all Catholics...

[M X]

Originally posted by Spike
I don't really care for protecting the environment anyway..
Do the majority of people actually care what he says?
I will take great pleasure on the day he dies knowing that he knows he has wasted his life on religion which is all lies.
Saving humanity from religion is more important in my opinion

[Hugo]

Originally posted by Spike
I don't really care for protecting the environment anyway..
Do the majority of people actually care what he says?
I will take great pleasure on the day he dies knowing that he knows he has wasted his life on religion which is all lies.
Saving humanity from religion is more important in my opinion

=/

[MarkWaldorf]

Originally posted by 30stone

But if everyone was homosexual, there would be no mankind after years..

Is that what he meant?

I have no idea. I don't really understand any of this religion mumble jumble..

[M X]

Originally posted by JDIZZEL

Not all Catholics...

Most?

[Hugo]

Orignally posted by JDIZZEL
Not all Catholics...

Amen.

[Fom]

Originally posted by JDIZZEL

Not all Catholics...

Catholics are pathetic anyway, in fact anyone religious is. But lets not get into that debate.