{"id":7278,"date":"2011-04-01T16:08:22","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T20:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/?p=7278"},"modified":"2011-04-02T09:20:42","modified_gmt":"2011-04-02T13:20:42","slug":"position-against-homosexual-practice-is-legitimate-expressions-says-the-holy-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/2011\/04\/01\/position-against-homosexual-practice-is-legitimate-expressions-says-the-holy-see\/","title":{"rendered":"Position Against Homosexual Practice Is Legitimate Expression Says Holy See"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova (New Song) News: The best way of being informed<\/p><\/div>\n

from the Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova Newsroom with ACI Digital<\/h6>\n

The representative of the\u00a0Holy See to\u00a0the\u00a0UN in Geneva,\u00a0Archbishop Silvano\u00a0Tomasi,\u00a0said\u00a0that anyone who\u00a0attacks\u00a0those who\u00a0have views against\u00a0homosexual behavior\u00a0violates\u00a0the\u00a0right\u00a0to\u00a0freedom\u00a0of expression.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Archbishop\u00a0spoke\u00a0during discussion of\u00a0item\u00a08, “Sexual Orientation”\u00a0in the\u00a0sixteenth\u00a0session\u00a0of the\u00a0Human\u00a0Rights Council\u00a0on 22\u00a0March,\u00a0and\u00a0expressed his\u00a0concern of the\u00a0“alarming\u00a0trend”\u00a0of “attacking\u00a0people for taking\u00a0positions that do not support\u00a0the\u00a0sexual conduct\u00a0between persons\u00a0of the\u00a0same sex. “<\/p>\n

Archbishop\u00a0Tomasi\u00a0affirmed\u00a0that\u00a0the Church does not\u00a0in any way justify\u00a0violence against\u00a0anyone by\u00a0reason\u00a0of their\u00a0preferences or sexual behavior,\u00a0but also cautioned that\u00a0in international law, the\u00a0term”sexual orientation” refers\u00a0to\u00a0feelings\u00a0and\u00a0thoughts\u00a0and not the conduct.\u00a0Therefore, he cautioned\u00a0that attacks against those\u00a0who\u00a0oppose\u00a0certain\u00a0sexual behaviors is not justified, this is because\u00a0of freedom\u00a0of expression\u00a0and\u00a0belief.<\/p>\n

“When\u00a0they\u00a0express\u00a0their\u00a0beliefs\u00a0or moral\u00a0beliefs\u00a0about human nature, which\u00a0can\u00a0also be\u00a0expressions\u00a0of religious beliefs,\u00a0or opinions\u00a0about\u00a0scientific claims\u00a0of\u00a0the State, they are\u00a0stigmatized, or\u00a0worse,\u00a0despised\u00a0and\u00a0persecuted, ” he says.<\/p>\n

“The Holy\u00a0See\u00a0takes this\u00a0opportunity\u00a0to affirm the\u00a0dignity and worth of\u00a0all\u00a0human beings,\u00a0and\u00a0to condemn\u00a0the\u00a0violence\u00a0directed\u00a0against people\u00a0because of\u00a0their feelings and\u00a0sexual thoughts\u00a0or\u00a0sexual behavior, ”\u00a0he added.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0prelate\u00a0said\u00a0that\u00a0there\u00a0is\u00a0today\u00a0an\u00a0“unnecessary confusion”about\u00a0the meaning\u00a0of\u00a0the term\u00a0“sexual orientation”, which\u00a0accordingto\u00a0current international\u00a0law, refers\u00a0to\u00a0“feelings\u00a0and\u00a0thoughts”\u00a0and not “conduct”.
\nHowever,\u00a0States\u00a0“can\u00a0and should\u00a0regulate\u00a0behaviors, including various\u00a0sexual behaviors.\u00a0Worldwide,\u00a0there is\u00a0a\u00a0consensus\u00a0between societies\u00a0that\u00a0certain\u00a0types of\u00a0sexual behavior\u00a0should be\u00a0prohibited by law.\u00a0Pedophilia\u00a0and\u00a0incest\u00a0are\u00a0two\u00a0examples”\u00a0.<\/p>\n

For his\u00a0part,\u00a0said\u00a0the\u00a0Holy See\u00a0wishes to\u00a0affirm\u00a0the\u00a0deeply\u00a0held belief\u00a0that\u00a0human sexuality\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0gift that\u00a0expresses itself\u00a0in genuine and\u00a0full\u00a0delivery\u00a0to\u00a0the life\u00a0of\u00a0one\u00a0man\u00a0and\u00a0one\u00a0woman in\u00a0marriage. “<\/p>\n

“Human sexuality, like\u00a0any\u00a0volunteer activity,\u00a0has\u00a0a\u00a0moral dimension: it is\u00a0an\u00a0activity\u00a0that\u00a0puts\u00a0the\u00a0individual will\u00a0to the service\u00a0of\u00a0an\u00a0order, it is not\u00a0an\u00a0‘identity’.\u00a0In\u00a0other\u00a0words,\u00a0it procedes from the action\u00a0and not\u00a0being,\u00a0even\u00a0though\u00a0some tendencies\u00a0or\u00a0“sexual orientations”have\u00a0deep roots\u00a0in the personality.”<\/p>\n

“Denying\u00a0the\u00a0moral dimension\u00a0of sexuality\u00a0leads\u00a0to\u00a0deny\u00a0one’s freedom\u00a0in this respect\u00a0and\u00a0erodes\u00a0,\u00a0ultimately,\u00a0the\u00a0ontological dignity. ”\u00a0This\u00a0belief\u00a0about\u00a0human nature\u00a0is\u00a0also\u00a0shared\u00a0by many other\u00a0religious communities\u00a0and other\u00a0people\u00a0of conscience, ” he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

from the Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova Newsroom with ACI Digital The representative of the\u00a0Holy See to\u00a0the\u00a0UN in Geneva,\u00a0Archbishop Silvano\u00a0Tomasi,\u00a0said\u00a0that anyone who\u00a0attacks\u00a0those who\u00a0have views against\u00a0homosexual behavior\u00a0violates\u00a0the\u00a0right\u00a0to\u00a0freedom\u00a0of expression. The\u00a0Archbishop\u00a0spoke\u00a0during discussion of\u00a0item\u00a08, “Sexual Orientation”\u00a0in the\u00a0sixteenth\u00a0session\u00a0of the\u00a0Human\u00a0Rights Council\u00a0on 22\u00a0March,\u00a0and\u00a0expressed his\u00a0concern of the\u00a0“alarming\u00a0trend”\u00a0of “attacking\u00a0people for taking\u00a0positions that…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1121,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15271],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7278"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1121"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7278"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7288,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7278\/revisions\/7288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}