Italian Denied EU Post After Gay Remark
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Italy's nominee to become the European Union's Justice and Home Affairs commissioner failed on Monday to win the backing of the European Parliament's Justice Committee, days after testifying that he considers homosexuality a sin.
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UNITED NATIONS, Nov 8 (IPS) - The right-wing government of Italian Prime Minister  Silvio Berlusconi has angrily denied charges of racism against  its coalition partners, accusations made in a U.N. report on  xenophobia, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia released here.
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Nominee EU Commissioner Peter Mandelson says Rocco Buttiglione's comments on  homosexuality were 'unwise'.
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Italy's choice for a European Commission post, who sparked an uproar with his comments on homosexuality and women, said Saturday he will step aside.
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The next holder of the EU presidency rejects a French bid to debate on Turkey's EU membership bid.
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The EU Commission chief backs his team after an Italian candidate was rejected by a panel of MEPs.
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Italy coach Marcello Lippi has denied picking an &quot;experimental&quot; squad for the friendly match against Finland on Wednesday.
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The right-wing government of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has angrily denied charges of racism against its coalition partners, accusations made in a UN report on xenophobia, anti-Semitism and ...
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The European Parliament on Thursday threatened to veto the entire incoming European Union executive commission unless Italy's nominee for Justice Commissioner &#151; who earlier described homosexuality as a sin &#151; was dropped from the list.
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ROME, Italy -- An EU committee&#39;s rejection of an Italian nominee with conservative views on homosexuality has drawn a sharp condemnation by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
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Rome) An Italian cabinet minister Wednesday launched into a homophobic tirade in response to this weeks rebuke of the country's nominee for the European Union's Commissioner for Justice.
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Italy&#39;s European commissioner-designate, Rocco Buttiglione, faced a formal call from MEPs for his resignation yesterday over his description of homosexuality as a &quot;sin&quot;.
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Italy's disputed nominee for the EU justice and security commissioner's post denied having made new comments denigrating the role of women and said he was being victimized by the media.
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ROME (Der Spiegel) - Echoes of an old culture war have been rippling through Europe, as a bishop in Germany calls for Catholics to keep their kids away from a sex-education musical and the Vatican condemns a new gay-rights campaign in Italy. A children's musical about sex and babies, organized by the German government, has been touring the country since 2003 without noticeable friction. But now it's arrived in the city of Fulda, near Frankfurt, and the local bishop has called for a boycott. The Fairytale of Nose, Belly and Butt should be avoided by right-thinking Catholic families, according to Heinz Josef Algermissen, because in the Church's view, "explanations about sexuality belong in the home," and "can't be left to a theater troupe." The show's Web site begs to differ, saying the theory behind the project is that humans are "sexual beings from birth onward," and that children experience "smooching and touching genitals as no less fun or significant than tickling their big toe." Uproar in Italy, too This notion of human sexuality is no doubt as offensive to the Church as the idea that humans might be wired from birth to be straight or gay - which is the assumption behind an Italian ad campaign protested recently by the Vatican. The regional government of Tuscany has planned to use a photo of a newborn child wearing a hospital bracelet with the word "homosexual" as part of a publicity push to combat homophobia. "Sexual orientation," reads the tag line, which will appear on billboards throughout Tuscany, "is not a choice."  Italy's political right, along with some Catholic groups, want the campaign to be withdrawn. The Church's declared position is that homosexuality is a psychological disorder, not exactly a sin - although indulging in gay sex is a sin.
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AN Italian court has overnight rejected a request by a paralysed, terminally ill man who wants doctors to take him off life support in a case that has split the predominantly Catholic country, where euthanasia ...Comment
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European newspapers on Wednesday focused on controversial designated EU commissioner Rocco Buttiglione, who has sparked an uproar with his strong views on homosexuality and the role of women.
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Italy&#39;s disputed candidate for EU justice and security commissioner, whose disapproval of homosexuality has created a storm, has hinted that he might be prepared to abandon his new job.