The Cali Garmo

What: As of today the Vatican will no longer automatically adopt the laws of Italy
Why: Decriminalizing Homosexuality and then some

You heard right! The Pope signed a law that basically stated that each law from Italy would, from January 1st, 2009 and on, be reviewed before being implemented. So where's the gayness in that? Enter from stage right the U.N.

On December 18, 2008 the U.N. voted on a declaration on sexual orientation and gender identity. At the General Assembly Argentina brought the declaration up and showed that 66 other states supported decriminalizing homosexuality. This was countered by 57 states whose statement was read by Syria.

As you probably guessed, the Vatican and Italy were on seperate sides of this issue. Italy, along with every member of the E.U. (and Armenia), were in support of the declaration. The Vatican (or the Holy See), along with Organization of the Islamic Conference and the United States, were against the declaration. Then on December 29th came news from the Vatican's newspaper that the change in the adoption of laws would be occuring. Coincidence? Of course not! Just recently the Pope had stated that homosexuality was bad, and a representative from the Vatican even spoke up against the declaration at the general assembly of the U.N.

It may be true that other incidents helped the Vatican make this decision, but this whole 'homosexual thing' probably helped the most. Italy's government is known to be more liberal and therefore make some decisions that go against what the church believes. In my opinion, this was only a matter of time before this occured.

You know what I would say to the Pope if I saw him? "Hey Pope, you're gay!"

Sources: Reuters, Wikipedia (for easy reference), U.N. Press Release, and Video of General Meeting [part 1] (Near the 2:30 mark), [part 2] (From start).

Side note from Wikipedia article: "homosexuality is illegal in 77 countries, in seven of which it is punishable by death" as of last month.

That is out of 192 countries in the U.N. That's over 40% of the countries in which we, as human beings, can't be ourselves. In these 77 countries we are forced to conform to typical gender stereotypes not only to 'fit in' by social pressure, but also governmental pressure for fear of what will happen if we don't conform. Humans should be able to portray their own unique personalities without fear of reprecussion. I mean let's not lie, who wants a world in which everyone acts the same? Boring! I'll move to mars before that happens. See ya there! [I hear there is ice up there!]