French officials are facing a draft law that proposes banning the words "mother" and "father" in all official documents.
This plan was met with outrage by the Catholic faithful, who believe that it paves the way for the legalization of homosexual marriage. By adopting this proposal, only the word "parents" would be used in the documents, and the Draft Law has the explanation that "marriage is the union of two people of the same or different sex". The law would give homosexual and heterosexual couples the same rights to adopt children. Minister of Justice Kristian Taubira told the newspaper La Croix:
"Who says that a heterosexual couple will raise a child better than a homosexual couple, that they will provide him with the best conditions for development? The interest of the child is the most important thing for the government" The head of the Catholic Church in France, Cardinal Felipe Barbarin, warned the faithful last week that gay marriage could lead to the legalization of incest and polygamy and thus to the complete breakdown of society.
"That could have countless consequences. Later, they will want three, even four people in marriage. Maybe one day incest will also be allowed," said Cardinal Barbarin. Pope Benedict XVI invited 30 French bishops to Italy and warned them to fight against the new law, which he called a real threat to the family as the basis of social life. In his manifesto, the President of France Francois Hollande advocated the legalization of homosexual marriages. The draft of this law will be presented on October 31.
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