Pope Benedict XVI met with the Roman Catholic hierarchy of Uganda at the Vatican last Friday and delivered a speech summing up what he saw as the main tasks of the church in the East African nation – but made no mention of the draconian anti-homosexuality bill that has prompted an international outcry.
The legislation pending in the Ugandan parliament provides for life imprisonment for homosexuals and even execution in some cases – hence its nickname, the “kill the gays” bill – and for jail terms for those who do not out those they believe to be homosexuals.
The bill has not only sparked international protests, but also finger-pointing at conservative American Christians who have been seen as giving aid and comfort to Ugandan Christians and politicians who want to toughen Uganda’s law criminalizing homosexuality.
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