Chile: Presidential Candidates Include Gays in Ads; Catholic Church Miffed

With three presidential candidates now including images of gay couples in their nightly campaign promotional TV spots, Chile’s Catholic Church is very unhappy.  Espiscopal Conference Monsignor Alejandro Goic on Monday criticized the presence of two gay women, kissing, in Sen. Eduardo Frei's TV campaign spots. He said Frei’s ad was last minute attempt "to capture voters" and warned that all the presidential candidates should be "aware there are certain principles that all human beings have." "I think that in the interest of capturing votes, the candidates bring up a lot of lifestyles that exist and that they want to have a positive message for everyone," Goic said. "But from my perspective, there is also a limit." Frei’s campaign staff quickly responded: “We need to be inclusive, tolerant, and show respect. There are also many homosexuals in the Church and there are people who have also committed crimes of a sensitive nature, such as pedophilia. They exist everywhere and that is why we are not going to be quiet on this issue.” Full Story from the Santiago Times: http://www.santiagotimes.cl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17700:chiles-catholic-church-upset-with-gay-ads-run-by-presidential-candidates-&catid=49:elections&Itemid=27

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