Please sign the following online petition: It is asking the Queensland Government and ministers to commit to eradicating a Partial defence in criminal law that a victim had made a homosexual proposition to the offender, thus somehow mitigating

Against violent bashing that leads to death. For Queensland residents, you can click here for a pdf form for filling out and posting back To me at the address on the same form:

Please click for hard-copy of form.

Or

For online petitioning, Please click here.

The catholic church teaches: men and women with deep-seated homosexual tendencies must be treated “with respect,

compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided.”

(Excerpted from the Catechism of the Catholic Church: 2358.)

Just because a topic involves the word “homosexual” does not at all mean (and does not mean) that I or this parish are advocating anything that contravenes the Catholic Church’s teachings on sexuality or morals. It is clear that this issue is simply standing up for all people so that all people are protected by society from violence, hatred or threats to their life or safety. That is all it is about. Anyone who is trying to make this issue out to be supporting ‘gay marriage’ or gay rights, is distorting the truth.

The topic is really about the fact that “everyone deserves freedom from hatred, violence and the threat of being killed, including homosexuals.” This is certainly consistent with Catholic church teaching. For the church does not condone violence, intolerance,

fear or hatred. Whilst it stands firm on its teachings and beliefs. Sincerely, Fr Paul.

For a full exposition on the Catholic Church’s teachings on human sexuality, which I and the St Mary’s Catholic parish fully support,

please see the following handy link. It also speaks of homosexuality in the full context of the church’s teachings.

Cathecism of the the Catholic Church re sexuality and the human person