null / ShutterstockDenver, Colo., Jan 17, 2023 / 16:23 pm (CNA).The Catholic bishops of Scotland have warned that a proposal to ban what critics characterize as gay or transgender "conversion therapy" would have "totalitarian" effects and in effect would ban mainstream religions such as Catholicism. Legislators, the bishops said, are in the process of drafting a bill that would "outlaw pastoral care, prayer, parental guidance and advice relating to sexual orientation, expression of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression" except for what state officials believe is "affirmative care." Its definition of "conversion therapy" is so vague, the bishops warned, that the proposed law would "create a chilling effect" and could even criminalize "advice or opinion given in good faith.""These proposals, if passed by the Scottish Parliament, would criminalize mainstream religious pastoral care, parental guidance, and medical or other professional interventi...