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Punishing people who have a viewpoint.(INSIDE TRACK)(Roman-Catholic Bishop Andre-Mutien Leonard)(Brief article)
The Roman-Catholic bishop of Namur, Andre-Mutien Leonard, has been charged under Belgium's Anti-discrimination Act--which is similar to many U.S. hate-crimes laws--for supposedly calling homosexuals "abnormal."
Bishop Leonard, in a press release, admitted that he believes "marriage is, by definition, the stable union between a man and a woman," but that he does not think he called anyone "abnormal." He has asked his accuser, an interviewer for a weekly magazine, for proof he said it and the "interviewer refused," reported LifeSiteNews.
Under Belgian law, "criminal 'discrimination' can refer to, 'gender, so-called race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin, sexual preference, marital status, birth, wealth, age, religion or philosophy, present or future state of health, handicap or physical characteristic.' In addition, the complainant does not have to prove the ...
- China's first Catholic bishop dies.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. May 13, 2007 700+ words
China's first Catholic bishop dies Beijing, May 13 (PTI) China's first bishop, ordained...Xinhua news agency reported. Dong is the second senior Chinese Catholic bishop to die in less than a month. On April 21, Fu Tieshan, described...
- For First Time Ever, Catholic Bishop Says 'I Was Molested by Priest'.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 11, 2006 700+ words
...PRNewswire/ -- What: For the first time in history, a Catholic bishop is -- disclosing his own childhood sexual abuse by a priest...corner of Third St.) in Columbus, OH Who: An active Catholic bishop from Michigan, a former diocesan defense lawyer from Texas...
- Bishop Carl A. Fisher dead of cancer at 47. (first African American Roman...
- Magazine article from: Jet September 27, 1993 700+ words
...Most Rev. Carl A. Fisher, 47, the first Black Roman Catholic bishop in western United States, died recently of cancer of the...Los Angeles in 1987, making him only the 12th Black Roman Catholic Bishop in the nation and the first in the West. He is survived...
- Sacramento Catholic Bishop Praises Parish Priest for Barring Gov. Davis from...
- Magazine article from: National Right to Life News February 1, 2003 700+ words
Roman Catholic Bishop William K. Weigand of Sacramento recently praised Msgr. Edward J. Kavanagh, pastor of St. Rose Parish and director of St...
- Armenian Catholic bishop from Egypt calls on Turkey to recognize Genocide.
- News wire article from: PanARMENIAN.Net October 13, 2009 700+ words
An Armenian Catholic bishop from Egypt, Krikor-Okosdinos Coussa of Alexandria, has called on Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide. "In 1915, the...
- CATHOLIC BISHOP SENTENCED FOR ASSAULTS AGAINST INDIANS.(News)
- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) September 14, 1996 700+ words
A Roman Catholic bishop was sentenced in a Vancouver, B.C., courtroom, yesterday to 2 1/2 years in prison for sex crimes against native Indian...
- Former Catholic bishop becomes father
- Newspaper article from: The Independent - London September 12, 1995 700+ words
Bern - The former Catholic bishop of Basel, who brought the issue of priestly celibacy into the public domain after admitting he had broken his vows, has become...
- California Catholic Bishop Says Pro-Abortion Politicians Should Not Receive...
- Magazine article from: National Right to Life News February 1, 2003 700+ words
Roman Catholic Bishop William K. Weigand, Sacramento, California, said in a homily on January 22 that any Catholic politician who supports abortion...