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Unite to oppose gay marriage: Pope's envoy
asks Muslims, Jews
Saturday April 28, 2012 06:47:53 PM,
IANS
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London: The pope's
representative in Britain has urged Roman Catholics to form a
"united front" with Muslims and Jews to oppose gay marriage, a
media report said Saturday.
Archbishop Antonio Mennini has called for closer co-operation with
other faiths to put pressure on the British government over its
plans to allow same-sex couples to marry, the Telegraph reported.
In an address to Catholic bishops, he reiterated recent comments
by Pope Benedict who said the church faced "powerful political and
cultural currents" in favour of redefining marriage.
Muslim and Jewish leaders reportedly intervened after Equalities
Minister Lynne Featherstone launched a national consultation on
how same-sex marriage might be introduced.
The Muslim Council of Britain has voiced opposition to the plans.
It described the plan as "unnecessary and unhelpful", the report
said.
In Scotland, the Council of Glasgow Imams have reportedly agreed
on a resolution describing same-sex marriage as an "attack" on
their faith and fundamental beliefs.
In the Jewish community, the Liberal and Reform synagogues have
given their support to same-sex marriage but rabbis within the
main United Synagogues have expressed opposition, the daily said.
Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet of Mill Hill United Synagogue in London
recently accused the government of launching an "assault" on
religious values.
Lord Indarjit Singh, head of the Network of Sikh Organisations,
has said the proposed reforms represented "a sideways assault on
religion".
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