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Call for ‘calm’ gay marriage debate
TAOISEACH Enda Kenny has called for by Metro herald staff a ‘calm’ and ‘compassionate’ debate on gay marriage ahead of next year’s refer- was the person who was offended who endum on the issue. defined what being offended is. Speaking on RTÉ’s News At One yesHe said church teaching is that marterday, Mr Kenny said he never consid- riage is between a man and a woman, ered legislating for gay marriage, stating exclusively, but that this approach did it was an issue for a constitutional refer- not prevent gay people from celebrating endum, which is planned for the first half their union by a different means. of 2015. Sinn Féin LGBT spokesperson Chris He said: ‘We believe it’s important the Curran yesterday welcomed Dr Martin’s people have a rational, common-sense, comments on homophobia and on the calm, considered and compassionate de- teachings of Catholicism. bate about this and I hope He said: ‘The ordinary that happens.’ people of Ireland are way His comments come as ahead of the Church on this Archbishop of Dublin Dr matter. I hope these comDiarmuid Martin said that ments signal a new approach some people in the Cathofrom the Church to LGBT lic Church may be homoissues.’ phobic. Last April, the ConstituHe added that ‘church tional Convention voted teaching can be used in a overwhelmingly to recomhomophobic way’ but said mend that the constitution be the Church had to be very changed to allow for civil careful that this was not marriage for same-sex coudone in the forthcoming ‘Careful’: Diarmuid Martin ples. Tánaiste Eamon Gildebate on the same-sex more has previously said the referendum. He said he believes the de- right of gay people to marry was an ‘imbate on same-sex marriage has had ‘a portant issue’ and that it would be ‘imbad start’. portant to win this referendum’. ‘Debates on issues like this have to be Meanwhile, Rory O’Neill (aka Panti carried out in a mature way so that peo- Bliss) said RTÉ should issue an apology ple can freely express their views while to him for its handling of the fallout folat the same time being respectful and not lowing his appearance on The Saturday causing offence,’ Dr Martin said. Night Show. He said that in general he believed it page 4
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