Not unexpectedly, the PRD reacted to Cardinal Rivera's tirade against the Supreme Court decision to accept the constitutionality of the gay marriages in Mexico, in the form of national president Ortega and Senator Pablo Gómez.
PRD President Jesús Ortega: "One should be careful with words because deeming a constitutional right as deviant is serious."
This point was also very well made by MexFiles yesterday.
This is hardly the first time the cardinal or other members of the high clergy has expressed what is, when taken to its logical conclusion, a contingent acceptance of Mexican law, indirectly a consequence of democracy.
It also goes beyond the issue of law: It is worth recalling that in December 2009, the Mexico City Assembly voted 39-20 to allow gay marriages - a factor of nearly two to one. The church is therefore not only undermining respect for the law, but also the actions of the democratically elected local assembly of Mexico City.
These are dangerous waters for the church to tread.
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