{"id":14441,"date":"2016-11-05T12:02:50","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T12:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=14441"},"modified":"2016-11-05T12:02:50","modified_gmt":"2016-11-05T12:02:50","slug":"vatican-condemns-radio-station-anti-gay-comments-quake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/vatican-condemns-radio-station-anti-gay-comments-quake.html","title":{"rendered":"Vatican condemns radio station over anti-gay comments on quake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vatican condemns radio station over anti-gay comments on quake | World Breaking NEWS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Vatican condemns radio station over anti-gay comments on quake<\/strong> :- The remarks, made on the station Radio Maria, were “offensive and scandalous”, the Vatican said.<\/span>
\nA Dominican friar said the quakes, including one in August that killed nearly 300, were caused by sins of man.<\/span>
\nHe said these included the approval of same-sex civil unions last May.<\/span>
\nBut the Vatican rejected the remarks as pagan, and said they had nothing to do with Catholic theology.<\/span><\/p>\n

“They are offensive statements for believers and scandalous for those who do not believe”, said Monsignor Angelo Becciu, deputy secretary of state, who is close to Pope Francis.<\/span>
\nMonsignor Becciu said Radio Maria, which has come under criticism in the past for comments seen as anti-Semitic, had to “moderate the tone of its language” and conform to the Church’s message of mercy.<\/span>
\nBut the friar at the centre of the scandal stood by his description of the quakes as divine intervention.<\/span>
\n“Just read the catechism,” Father John Cavalcoli said, referring to Roman Catholic religious instruction.<\/span>
\nRadio Maria has published a statement (in Italian) on its website, saying the offensive comments did not reflect the views of the station.<\/span><\/p>\n

source:http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-37877395<\/p>\n

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