SPAIN WILL OK GAY NUPS
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September 20, 2004 -- MADRID - Spain&#39;s Socialist government will approve gay marriage, a party leader said yesterday, putting into action a plan that has enraged church leaders in this traditionally Catholic country.
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The Spanish government&#39;s plans to legalize same-sex marriage was lambasted by the Roman Catholic Church, the BBC reported Tuesday.
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The Spanish government approved a bill to legalise homosexual marriages, which will make it only the third country in Europe to condone same-sex marriages -- but the move sparked fury within a still influential Roman Catholic Church.
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The Italian Cabinet on Thursday approved proposed legislation granting legal rights to unmarried couples in both heterosexual and same-sex relationships.
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Spain is set to become one of only a   handful of countries to approve therapeutic cloning, despite   opposition from the Catholic Church.
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A new anti-discrimination rule could permit conjugal visits for gay inmates in Mexico City prisons, a city official said.
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Congress in Colombia backs a bill to grant homosexual couples the same social security rights.
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ANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain, AUG. 23, 2004 (Zenit) - Archbishop Fernando Sebastian of Pamplona says that the Catholic Church "is not opposed to the recognition of certain civil rights for certain types of ...
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A generation ago, traditional families were sacred in Spain. Gen. Francisco Franco liked them big and Catholic, and gave hefty cash prizes to parents with the most copious broods.
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A Spanish bill allowing gay marriage is expected to go to parliament has the Catholic Church up in arms. One bishop said it was like unleashing a virus.
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Catalan voters in Spain approve plans to make their region one of the most independent in Europe.
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In a substantial shift from traditional policy, the Catholic Church in Spain has said it supports the use of condoms to prevent the spread of AIDS.
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Despite repeated criticism from the Catholic Church, Spain's Cabinet has approved a bill that would allow homosexuals to marry and adopt children.
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Despite fierce opposition from the Catholic Church, Spain&#39;s leaders introduced legislation Friday that would give the country&#39;s same-sex couples the same rights to marry and adopt children as heterosexual couples.
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The Roman Catholic Church in Spain acknowledges that condoms could play a role in the global fight against Aids.
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South Africa's highest court rules that gay people can inherit the property of their partners who die without a will.
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The Spanish government's plans to legalize same-sex marriage was lambasted by the Roman Catholic Church, the BBC reported Tuesday.