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Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia pictured at a Vatican press conference in 2015 at the Vatican (Andreas Solaro//AFP/Getty)
A top Italian archbishop has spoken out against the Vatican’s unprecedented decision to interfere on Italy’s proposed anti-homophobia law.
The Vatican sparked widespread outrage after issuing a
nota verbale opposing the bill – which would extend anti-discrimination protections to women, LGBT+ people and those with disabilities – on the basis that it would supposedly breach a 92-year old treaty with Italy.
Speaking at the Be pop! cultural review in Rome, archbishop Vincenzo Paglia admitted that the Holy See’s resistance to the bill was a “mistake” and acknowledged that homophobic discrimination is “obvious” to see.
Vatican Chief Says Anti-Homophobia Bill Is a Manifesto Not a Law
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Vatican Chief Says Anti-Homophobia Bill Is a Manifesto Not a Law
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