Pope Out of Touch on Homosexuality: Blair

Former PM advocates 'metaphorical' reading

By Amelia Atlas, Newser User

Posted Apr 8, 2009 2:04 AM CDT

(Newser) – It's time for Pope Benedict to rethink his outdated views on homosexuality, charges former British prime minister Tony Blair. The Vatican considers homosexuality a "tendency" toward "moral evil," citing biblical references. But Blair, a Catholic convert, tells the gay magazine Attitude that... Read full story »

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