Political Activities
The Holy See, an observer at the United Nations, opposed a resolution urging the decriminalization of homosexuality, which is punishable by law in many countries, including some where it incurs a death sentence. Spokespeople claimed that the decriminalization resolution would lead to discrimination against heterosexuals, and the Holy See representative's address stated that a government can and should regulate sexual behavior, comparing homosexuality to pedophilia and incest.
In the United States, the Catholic Church has taken an active and financial role in political campaigns regarding same-sex marriage, spearheading in 2012 a failed effort to repeal Washington's same-sex marriage law and a failed effort to enact a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in Minnesota.
Read more about this topic: Homosexuality And Roman Catholicism
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