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TechnoratiCiting Migliore's comments, Lombardi noted that the Church was against any initiative that would impose the recognition of "rights," such as homosexual marriage and the possibility of same-sex couples adopting children, something which is not even permitted in France, Zenit reported.
On Thursday, Osservatore Romano printed a statement by Lombardi criticizing the press for misrepresenting the Vatican with provocative headlines.
Meanwhile, the Bishops’ Marriage and Family Life Office of England has clarified that a pamphlet, which urges clergy and churchgoers to be respectful and welcoming towards lesbian and gay people, was not official teaching material of the Church.
The leaflet, published by the Marriage and Family Life Project Office of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales over a year ago, is titled “What is life like if you or someone in your family is gay or lesbian in their sexual orientation? ... and what can your parish family do to make a difference.”
"It’s always important to provide information about opportunities in the local area for moral and spiritual support for homosexual Catholics and their families," the pamphlet reads.
"Homilies and bidding prayers are excellent opportunities to demonstrate awareness and compassion and express appreciation for the gifts that homosexual Catholics bring to their faith community."
The pamphlet received praises from a leader of one gay rights activist group in the United Kingdom on his Guardian blog.
The Bishops’ Marriage and Family Life Office explained to Catholic News Agency that the "leaflet merely offers pastoral advice on making everyone welcome to their parish" and does not run afoul to the Church's teaching on homosexuality.
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