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Gay Catholics test Poland's conservative church
Published October 2, 2016 5:02am
By MICHEL VIATTEAU, AFP
WARSAW, Poland - When gay and lesbian Catholics launched a campaign this month to ask for acceptance in the Polish church, the backlash was swift and uncompromising.
Adopting the gesture of a handshake that worshippers make during mass, the "Sign of Peace" poster campaign shows one hand with a rainbow bracelet representing the fight for gay rights and the other with a rosary for prayers.
Affronted bishops issued a statement on September 14 instructing the faithful "not to participate in the campaign... because it waters down the explicit demands of the Gospel."
The handshake sign of peace, they warned, was an "expression of acceptance for a person, but not of their sins, whatever they may be."
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/583488/news/world/gay-catholics-test-poland-s-conservative-church#sthash.no4pSaID.dpuf
http://www.znakpokoju.com/