'It is deplorable that homosexual persons have been and are the object of violent malice in speech or in action. Such treatment deserves condemnation from the church's pastors wherever it occurs... The intrinsic dignity of each person must always be respected in work, in action and in law.'

'Although the particular inclination of the homosexual person is not a sin, it is a more or less strong tendency ordered to an intrinsic moral evil, and thus t…

'...Men and women were created to be jointly the guarantee of the future of the humanity - not only a physical guarantee, but also a moral one.'

'In those situations where homosexual unions have been legally recognized or have been given the legal status and rights belonging to marriage, clear and empha…