Nicaragua's largest Catholic diocesehas spoken out against gay marriage, Spanish news agency EFEreported.The diocese of Managua, Masaya andCarazo urged lawmakers on Sunday not to legalize the institution.
In a statement read during mass at LaCatedral Metropolitana in Managua – the country's capital andlargest city – the church reiterated its opposition to “thevarious projects together or alone that pretend to grant unionsbetween members of the same sex with heterosexual marriage.”
After railing against the institution,the church said it welcomed gay men and lesbians with respect andwithout discrimination.
“The church makes a distinctionbetween the respect for every person regardless of sexualorientation, but rejects homosexual and lesbian practices as an actobjectively contrary to God's plan for the human race,” Archbishopof Nicaragua Henryk Jozef Nowacki said in the statement.
“The family is at the center of thegreat struggle between good and evil, between life and death, betweenlove and those who are opposed to love,” he added.
No lawmaker has introduced a bill tolegalize gay marriage, but the Managua government recently created aspecial prosecuting unit to defend the rights of its gay, lesbian,bisexual and transgender citizens.
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