According to the President of the Pontifical
Council for Family, Vincenzo Paglia, “the adoption of children by
same-sex couples, leads to the child becoming like a piece of
merchandise: I have a right to this just as I have a right to that.”
The Vatican family “minister” said this in an interview with Vatican Radio,
on the demonstration that will take place in France tomorrow against
Minister Hollande’s bill for the introduction of same-sex marriage with
the right to adopt.
In the wide-ranging interview with Vatican Radio,
Mgr. Paglia did not make any reference to the sentence issued yesterday
by the Italian Court of Appeal, which continues to raise controversy.
“A child - the bishop added – needs to be born and
raised the traditional way, that is, by a father and a mother. Children
need to grow up in this context. Unfortunately, now, dramatic
situations do seem to arise sometimes, but beware: having a condition is
one thing, eliminating this principle is extremely dangerous, above all
for the child, but also for the entire society. Let me give just one
example: of course a father and daughter should love one another and
this love must grow. But I cannot expect this love to become married
love, otherwise this would disturb the balance of things and we would
end up in a Babel of words which is the shore of the abyss for the whole
of society.”
“The French Episcopate’s attitude seems very
intelligent to me,” Mgr. Paglia observed. “It involves understanding
that the reality of marriage and the family does not belong to any one
person: it is humanity’s reality. As such, I think it is very wise for
the Church to promote the event alongside so many others, but without
bishops promoting it personally. And this is also the reason why the
Church should take an interest: because this question does not only
involve one group, it is the legacy of the entire humanity! And
weakening or discrediting the strength of marriage and of the family is
absolutely crucial for the future of humanity.”
According to the Pope’s family “minister”, by
resorting to neutral language, so that we no longer refer to parents as
mother and father but as parent A and parent B, “all we risk is
ridicule,” because “equality is one thing and respect for diversity
another and in order for equality to be strong there has to be respect
for diversity.”