04/21/2008
Anti-Gay Vatican Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo Dies at 72
Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo, who voiced the Vatican's opposition to same-sex marriage, abortion, contraception, and gay adoption, and spread false information about HIV prevention, died of cardiac arrest in Rome over the weekend.
The NYT: "Cardinal Trujillo, a Colombian, served as president of the Pontifical Council for the Family. He often expressed views on sexual issues that stirred contention, most notably in 2003 when he said that condoms did not prevent the spread of AIDS because the virus that causes it, H.I.V., can 'easily pass through.' The World Health Organization quickly responded that condoms were 90 percent effective against transmission and that when they failed, it was usually because of improper use...In 2004, Cardinal Trujillo characterized a proposal in Spain to allow gay marriage as a 'sad step,' and when it was enacted the next year he urged civil officials to refuse to perform such marriages, even at the cost of their jobs."
In 2005, Trujillo said that adoption by gays was a "morally violent" act and destroys the future of children: "People say these children adopted by same sex couples are very happy. Maybe, when they are one or two years old. But when they are able to think for themselves, when they grow up, what a tragedy when they have to say 'my parents are two men, or two women'. Their personality, their stability is put at risk."
Trujillo was 72.
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Whoo-hoo!! Another one bites the dust!
Posted by: JerzeeMike | Apr 21, 2008 8:58:22 AM
Cardiac arrest is not a cause of death. It is simply an indication that death has transpired. What actually killed this creep remains to be detailed.
Posted by: David Ehrenstein | Apr 21, 2008 9:10:14 AM
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Posted by: David D. | Apr 21, 2008 9:25:32 AM
Good ridance (sp?) to bad trash.
Posted by: Will | Apr 21, 2008 9:25:43 AM
ROT in your HELL you Fuckin Pedophile priest bastard!
Posted by: Disgusted American | Apr 21, 2008 9:34:22 AM
. . . another angel in catholic heaven. amen.
Posted by: Geo | Apr 21, 2008 10:46:05 AM
Anti-Gay Adoption Rant Translated:
They won't grow up to be Catholic, which means less (ahem) "donations" for daddy's Prada shoe fund.
Posted by: John | Apr 21, 2008 10:47:02 AM
Let me wipe away my salted tears. BOO-FUCKING-HOO! I hope he suffers the tortures of the damned.
Posted by: Dom | Apr 21, 2008 11:42:18 AM
He was just informed he is being sent back to earth and... drumroll please......
He's gonna be adopted by gay parents and that he's gonna be a mute.
Posted by: Maverick69 | Apr 21, 2008 11:43:54 AM
Good riddance...
Posted by: Robert In WeHo | Apr 21, 2008 12:38:32 PM
He's dead - hooray hooray!!!!!!!
Posted by: philbert | Apr 21, 2008 1:40:43 PM
Good riddance! May he burn in hell!
Posted by: Mike | Apr 21, 2008 7:54:11 PM
Died at age 72? Wonder why God would terminate His "holy" messenger at such an early age? I bet Pastor Hagee knows why. God told him that New Orleans was destroyed because of the Gays. You do know that God directs these religious fanatics' behavior, don't you? God does not make mistakes; ergo, they don't make mistakes either.
Posted by: LeeBo | Apr 26, 2008 3:41:18 PM
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