Catholics "out of touch with the majority" shock

"If Roman Catholics don't approve of same-sex marriage, they should make sure they don't get married to someone of the same sex." - Ben Summerskill, Stonewall

Read the crypto-fascist comments of the unelected Cardinal O'Brien, representative of a foreign organisation that throughout history has been responsible for the deaths of millions across the globe.

As the gay democratically-elected MP Margot James says:

"I think it is a completely unacceptable way for a prelate to talk. I think that the government is not trying to force Catholic churches to perform gay marriages at all. It is a purely civil matter."

The frock-wearing Cardinal cites research into "the marriage question" propagated by anti-LGBT hate groups based in the USA.

Proof indeed (if any were needed) again why these out-dated and irrelevant religions, and especially the discredited misinformation promoted by their spokespeople, should be excluded from 21st-century politics once and for all.

As journalist David Osler wisely says:

"The Catholic church is a voluntary organisation, and is of course entitled to make whatever stipulations for its adherents its teaching appears to dictate. Obviously it would be wrong for the state to compel it to conduct gay marriage services.

But the same logic runs the other way; its authority extends exclusively to those who chose to accept it, which works out at around 8% of the population. It cannot be accorded a veto over policies that impact on the remaining 92% of us."

The final word as ever goes to human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell:

"The Catholic leadership is actively seeking to maintain discrimination. It is out of touch with the majority of Scottish and UK people. Nearly two-thirds support marriage equality. Most ordinary, grassroots Catholics reject homophobic discrimination."