"Homosexual baby "ad campaign" a bit strange" says Vatican cardinal
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Rome, Italy, Oct 25, 2007 / 02:29 pm (CNA).- The Vatican's Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone has come out against a controversial advertising campaign whose goal is to promote the idea that homosexuality is genetic.

The campaign, run by the regional government of Tuscany, uses a photo of a newborn whose hospital identity bracelet bears the French word "homosexuel."  Its caption reads "Sexual orientation is not a choice."  The image is expected to appear on billboards across Tuscany.  The initiative has been praised by some homosexual rights organizations.

Cardinal Bertone told ANSA that, "Doing a publicity campaign like this is not a good idea. This is a bit strange. They shouldn't have gone that far."

The Catholic UDC party called the campaign a "chilling" exploitation of a baby to push the "erroneous" message that homosexuality was innate.

The Italian philosopher Gianni Vattimo, who is openly homosexual, criticized aspects of the publicity campaign.  He doubted that homosexuality could be explained away by genes.

"The initiative is in bad taste, in fact they've made a mess of it," he said in comments reported by the daily Corriere della Sera.

The Catholic Church teaches that a homosexual orientation is not sinful, but instead disordered.  It is homosexual sex acts that are considered sinful.

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Published by: Brad Rodénard
France 03/16/2009 12:15 PM EST
Save your baby from the homosexuality

The disgust protects the men from the homosexuality.The disgust is almighty to protect the men from the homosexuality. The theory of the attachement (John Bowlby, Attachement and loss) explains the trauma from which homosexuality springs.
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Published by: Deb Fox
Toronto 10/26/2007 05:25 PM EST
The Cardinal is right on. I've done a lot of research on this topic and have yet to find a research study that proves that homosexuality is genetic. The ad is truly deceptive and will be responsible for the destruction of many souls.
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Published by: Robert Rice
New Hartford, CT, USA 10/26/2007 05:23 PM EST
Doubtful that genetics has anything to do with homosexuality. Even so, let's just say for a moment it did, We know there is a genetic "disorder" that may make it more likely for a person to be an alchoholic if they drink. Just because they have the gene, doesn't mean they should become an alchoholic! More so, they should avoid the disorder. This is just another way to deny sin and sinful behavior.
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Published by: sharon
ft. lauderdale 10/26/2007 01:14 PM EST
this is child abuse of a great magnitude. no one can tell that a baby is homosexual and to label that baby as one is a grave sin.
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Published by: John S.
United States 10/26/2007 04:06 AM EST
Three cheers for the Cardinal! I choose to be chaste, a gay man of dignity.
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Published by: phil floersh
tucson/az/usa 10/25/2007 03:57 PM EST
This is diabolical!!! But the answer of the Cardinal is right on.

phil
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