Leftists Push Italy to Follow Ireland on Same-Sex Marriage
Pressure is already mounting on other European states to follow Ireland’s example in embracing same-sex marriage, even if the vote is barely a day old
“A changing Ireland makes the scene of our own hypocritical and petty politics even sadder. Wake up, Italy!”
Nichi Vendola, the chairman of the Italian socialist party “Left Ecology Freedom,” is just one member of the Italian left taking advantage of Ireland’s gay marriage vote to push for its acceptance in Italy, trying to shame Italians into following the example of the Emerald Isle.
Though Ireland abandoned its Catholic roots many years ago, the new mantra among the Italian left is: “If ‘Catholic’ Ireland can recognize gay marriage, so can we.”
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