WUI (Writing under the influence)

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, in his first clear
pronouncement on gay marriages since his election, on
Monday condemned same-sex unions as fake and
expressions of "anarchic freedom" that threatened the
future of the family.
The Pope, who was elected in April, also condemned
divorce, artificial birth control, trial marriages and
free-style unions, saying all of these practices were
dangerous for the family.

"Today's various forms of dissolution of marriage,
free unions, trial marriages as well as the
pseudo-matrimonies between people of the same sex are
instead expressions of anarchic freedom which falsely
tries to pass itself off as the true liberation of
man," he said.

The Pope spoke to families at Rome's St. John's
Cathedral on an issue that has become highly
controversial around the world, particularly in Europe
and the United States.

In April, parliament in traditionally Catholic Spain
gave initial approval to a law legalizing gay
marriage. It is widely expected to be approved by the
Senate and to become law.

But just last week, California's Assembly killed off a
bill that would have allowed gay marriage in the most
populous U.S. state.

The Pope, who as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger headed the
Vatican's doctrinal department for more than two
decades, said "pseudo freedoms" such as gay marriages
were based on what he called the "banalisation of the
human body" and of man himself.

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