Madrid, Spain, Jan 17, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Archbishop Fernando Sebastián of Pamplona, Spain, said last week morality should be a factor in all political activity, in seeking out the common good for all citizens.
The archbishop pointed out that any political action should take into account moral issues, “which are expressed through service to the common good of the majority of citizens.”
In a pastoral letter, the archbishop called on Spanish society to defend marriage and avoid making homosexual marriage legal. Responding to critics, he said, “I have shown no scorn, aggression or discrimination” against those who suffer from this disorder.
Archbishop Sebastián said his letter expresses “the feelings of the great majority of the population, based on anthropological foundations, with no intention of offending anybody.” He said he was surprised by “the intolerance of those who crush anyone who doesn’t think like them.”