The BBC, reporting on a clash between the All Poland Youth Group and a group of homosexual marchers in the Polish city of Krakow, gets it wrong yet again.
Background: A —gay tolerance— march on Krakow, Poland was attacked by some members of the youth group who threw rocks and eggs at the marchers.
Now, in the first place, that sort of violence, regardless of the reason, is absolutely wrong. Some youth group members (a very small part of the group) who took part in such violence should be arrested and prosecuted.
However, the BBC goes on to claim: —Homophobia is not uncommon in this staunchly Catholic country.—
Ummm, no!
The BBC’s report is not at all descriptive of what is going on, nor is it a fair or just statement. It’s painting an entire country as gripped by fear and aversion. It’s like saying all members of any group are something. I think that’s called stereotyping or racism. Can we say, racism is not uncommon among BBC reporters? Hmmmm…
No, the Poles are not homophobic. Homophobia is exactly that —“ a term used to describe a phobia. As we read in the phobia wiki:
A phobia (from the Greek φόβος “fear”), is a strong, persistent fear of situations, objects, activities, or persons.
No, the Catholic youth in Poland, who marched peacefully, were only standing in the forefront of a battle that is raging. They stood up for their faith and for the truth. For that, everyone in the entire country has been labeled by the BBC.
The Christian faithful, who adhere to the teachings of the Church on homosexuality, euthanasia, abortion, capitol punishment, war, and any number of other issues, are receiving what we will soon experience more and more: negative stereotypes and eventually outright persecution.
The teachings of the Roman Church, the PNCC, Orthodoxy, and any other orthodox Christian group are almost completely at odds with secular culture; a culture that believes that everyone has a right.
The real point is that no one has a right. There are no rights other than those given by God as interpreted through His Church.
The ‘gay’ culture is not a right. It is disordered and defective. Euthanasia is not a right nor is abortion. It is disordered, defective, and murder.
Certainly, homosexuality is a burden that some must bear. It is a heavy burden indeed. The Church is to love all people and support them in facing the burdens —“ the crosses they have been asked to bear. No one is to be —put out—. However, no one has a right to do as he or she pleases.
All that is required is that people come forward in truth and pledge to live the life Christ calls us to live. It is rarely the life we would like to live, yet its rewards are eternal.
See the entire BBC article: Clashes erupt at Poland gay march
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Shortly after he became Prime Minister, Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz said in an interview that homosexuality is unnatural.
According to surveys, nine out of 10 Poles agree with him.