MP hits out at Cardinal O’Brien over gays
Cardinal Keith O’Brien had accused the coalition of trying to “redefine reality” and claimed the proposals were a “grotesque subversion of a universally accepted human right”.
But his comments were roundly criticised yesterday amid fears the outburst would fuel prejudice.
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Hide AdCardinal O’Brien wrote: “Same-sex marriage would eliminate entirely in law the basic idea of a mother and a father for every child. It would create a society which deliberately chooses to deprive a child of either a mother or a father.”
Margot James, the first openly lesbian Conservative MP, criticised the “apocalyptic language” used by the cardinal and accused him of “scaremongering”
“I think it is a completely unacceptable way for a prelate to talk,” she said.