Pope Condemns Same-Sex Marriages, Describes Gay Love as `Weak'

May 11 (Bloomberg) -- Pope Benedict XVI denounced gay and civil unions, saying marriage between people of the same sex is ``weak.''

``Only the foundation of complete and irrevocable love between man and woman is capable of forming the basis of a society that becomes the home of all men,'' Benedict told a convention of the John Paul II Pontifical Institute today. The pope said ``confusing marriage with other types of weak love'' should be avoided.

The 79-year-old Benedict has weighed in on issues such as gay unions, abortion pills and embryonic stem-cell research since his election as pontiff more than a year ago. Still, more than 71 percent of Italians are favorable to gay civil unions such as those allowed in the U.K., Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium, according to a January report by research group Eurispes.

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someone want to explain how HE knows this?

How dare he!

is the best way to do it.

The Catholic Church should be supportive of Homosexuality.

What a bunch of hypoocrites!

Pope GW is what I call him.

George made sure that he got installed!

As in, your organization is CERTAINLY not in any position to moralize about the love lives of consenting adults.

how else would he know about "gay love"? I thought love was love?

...who would argue with that stupid statement.

Just saying.

...the Pope was a Nazi.

...and he resents that. Good for him, cause Hitler had them all killed. bad for us, since a Nazi Youth turned Grand Inquisitor is still alive and bothering us.

desperately needs to jump up my ass.

nothing about.

I mean, really. Freaking "celibate" priests shouldn't be giving ANYONE advice on love, marriage or sex.

Whether they're really celibate or not, their chosen lifestyle makes them utterly unequipped to understand the issues involved...in heterosexual OR homosexual relationships.

you know, strong love ... like ..um ... britney spears .... elizabeth taylor .... zsa zsa ... tom and mimi .... tom and nicole ... tom and kate ... my mom and dad .... brad and jen ...

Right. Asshole.

strain from society, they must love one another very deeply.

man love and then say that.

What a wank...