Santiago, Chile, Apr 6, 2004 / 22:00 pm
The Church and several family groups are reacting against the decision of an Appeals court in Temuco, Chile, to grant custody of three children to a lesbian mother, saying it will make it possible for other homosexual couples to adopt.
The controversial decision says that “lesbianism by itself does not make on incompetent” in the custody of minors.”
While the father of the children appeals to the Supreme Court to regain custody of his children, Ignacio Fernandez of the Archdiocese of Santiago’s Family Ministry Office, said the only family model that can truly be such is that of a father and a mother.
He added that to develop properly all children need a father who teaches them values like security, and a mother who gives them an example of service. “We think the attempt to form a community similar to marriage between to people of the same sex is inadequate. We were all born into a family and we know that the mother and the father bring different things to the family,” said Fernandez.