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Ukrainian Catholic leader blasts same-sex marriage proposal

July 21, 2015

As Ukrainian lawmakers discuss amendments to the nation's constitution, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church decried a proposal to permit same-sex marriage.

Such a proposal threatens to push Ukraine "to the abyss of a sin of immorality, ruining [the] family as a main institution of a society," wrote Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, who described same-sex relations as "unnatural for a human personality."

 


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  • Posted by: Gregory108 - Jul. 23, 2015 9:24 PM ET USA

    But if Ukraine embraces the Soviet Union/Russia, Ukraine will forever disappear from the face of the earth. It will forever live under the Russian boot, which has brought it sadness and denigration through all of history. The Ukrainian language, its arts and literature will forever be second-class and suppressed, like they were for centuries by their "brothers," the Russians. The very identity of the Ukrainian people will be trashed. And the Ukrainian Catholic Church will forever be given "religious freedom" only when they tightly shut their door and never venture out into the open. The Catholic Church will always be labeled as illegitimate and will be prohibited from any activities. If the Russian Orthodox Church now constantly complains about alleged "illegitimate proselytizing" by the Catholic Church, what will happen when they are the boss, and on top of the heap by authority of Russian law? Personally, I'd rather dispute and fight within the European Union rather than fight and dispute with Comrade Putin! I'd rather face a gay army than the Russian persecutors any day!

  • Posted by: Minnesota Mary - Jul. 21, 2015 8:46 PM ET USA

    Got news for you Archbishop Shevchuk! If Ukraine embraces the European Union, same-sex marriage and a general decline in Christianity will be coming to the Ukraine.