08-16-2004, 12:23 PM
Crusader,Aug 16 2004, 12:52 AM Wrote:Religion remains a problem in some countries, I guess. Of course, religious organizations (including religious institutions such as the church) disapproved. However, In the Netherlands a lot of people had already turned away from the church. I am not going to debate how or why. Without an oppressive church (if I may say so) trying to block the legalization, there wasn't much opposition at all.I too thought the Church frowned upon homosexual couples, but when I went to England this summer to visit my gay family member, his partner and I took a little trip to his hometown. We had tea with his priest, who is a very good friend to both my uncle and, even more so, his partner. The priest didn't seem at all bothered with the fact that one of his most dearest friend happened to be homosexual.
