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BIRMINGHAM The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Birmingham, the Most Rev Vincent Nichols, has called on his flock to join a campaign against new gay rights laws.
Archbishop Nichols urged Catholics in the city to write to their MPs in protest at the Sexual Orientation Regulations, published last week by the Government.
The Catholic Church has led a campaign against the regulations, which make it illegal to discriminate against gay couples when placing children for adoption. The Church says that this goes against its teaching and that its adoption agencies would be forced to close as a result.
In a letter read out at services yesterday, Archbishop Nichols said that the regulations implied an understanding of the family and of children’s needs in which the claims of same-sex couples were placed above the beliefs of all major religions.
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They never know when to shut up and recognise that they aren't going to get their way.
They have a choice. Stop discriminating, or get out of adoption services. Simple.
Mike Homfray, Liverpool, UK
Sexual Orientation Regulations (SORs) will be fully implemented from 30 April 2007 in the UK without a parliamentary debate and without concessions, the Government have used their underhand parliamentary tactics once again to force these unwelcome new rules on the majority without a consensus and without the issue being debated in the House of Commons. What did you expect from this atheistic Government? How do you feel now, you trusting liberal Christians about this Government? Maybe you were taken in by their false reassurances and their smooth sounding sound bites? Fools the the lot of you! When will you wake up to the fact that this Government doesn't care less about your weak protests? This is an aggressive secularist agenda, all you need do to let it continue , is to do the same as you have done for the last ten years. NOTHING!
Simon Icke, AYLESBURY, UK
Good for Archbishop Nicholls, he has my vote. Ever since this government came in it has done everything to remove that which God and nature has created, If its natural this government either legislates against it or taxes it!!
They were elected to represent the people not themselves and their pals!
God help them all!
Spud, Stoke, UK
Well said Graham!!!!
So much for love thy neighbour - perhaps they should start practising what they preach.
Stephen, London, UK
Funny that the Catholic Church never protested against the Nazis.
Graham Dickason, Cape Town, South Africa