“A child is more likely to suffer sexual abuse at the hands of a homosexual father,” the cardinal said in the religious weekly.
The cardinal also denied that the pope had recommended the Catholic Church apologize to gay people for the way it has treated them over the centuries.
The powerful archdiocese of Mexico added fuel to the already inflamed debate about gay rights on Sunday after its weekly magazine, Desde la fe (In faith), published an article by one of the leading conservative voices of the country’s Roman Catholic Church.
It is worth noting that Rivera repeatedly defended Marcial Maciel, the founder of the Legionaries of Christ movement, which after his death in 2008 admitted he had sexually abused young boys for decades.
The cardinal also turns his sights on “the homosexual lifestyle” and its health risksThis homophobic attack was carefully timed.
Fuente: http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/09/27/inenglish/1474979127_137525.html
