by Bethsabée Salem - In Italy, we attends a campaign of shock against the project of law on the Dico, the Italian Pacs. After the demonstration of last March 12th for the recognition of the fact couples, some Catholic associations retorted while announcing a "Family Day" next May 12th. The counteroffensive did begin only.
On the occasion of the paschal feasts, the priests will make themselves postmen and will distribute to the Roman families of the prospectuses to defend the family. An unfolding colorful-nothing of as a little fantasy to attract the attention-and a text titled "Family and society", signed by the archbishop of Florence's city. No slanderous advertisement: the four letters of the "Dico" word are there invisible. Unless to know lira between the lines. Indeed, the cardinal Antonelli writes there that he is not just" that the couples of fact or homosexual "have the same rights that the family whereas they don't have the same duties". In a strategy that aims to touch the biggest number, the church doesn't hesitate to widen his/her/its target, also inviting the laymen to take knowledge of the aforesaid document.
To rake large, nothing of as to apply directly to the deputies and to their possible religious conscience. Thus, last month, Mgr Bagnasco, the president of the Conference of the Italian Bishops, demand clearly to the Catholic parliamentarians not to be "disjointed"… and to vote "no" in the Dico. Because "the legalization of the fact couples is as a matter of principle unacceptable, dangerous on the social and educational plan and would have ominous effects on the family". As the raises the press of the peninsula then, a real call to the obedience. Behind the media stroke, nothing new. The slogans recall a document signed by the cardinal Ratzinger in 2003, either before he/it becomes pope, according to which it is a "moral duty" for the Catholic parliamentarian to vote against a project of law for the recognition legal of the homosexual unions; the point of the law project that embarrasses the church truly. An indication, last March 31, Mgr Bagnasco slips again himself in the cathodic tubes to have declared: "if the only criteria becomes the general opinion why say no (…) to the legalization of the incest or to the child molestation between people in agreement? »
The reactions get used at their more explicit tower. As the one of the parliamentary Franco Grillini, incidentally president of the Arcigay association, who proposes the church then to "make the household owing his/her/its door before saying some silliness and to make inopportune comparisons."
Inopportune also in term of marketing. Although Catholic majory, the Italian are in majority against this interference of the church that they judge excessive. Can one speak of diktat of the church in the Peninsula? According to a poll achieved for the daily The Republica, 6 Italian out of 10 answer by the affirmative, as 44% of the Catholics going assiduously at the Mass every Sunday.
Source: Marianne
