Head of Belgian Catholic church says AIDS is ‘justice’ for gays, that paedophile priests should not be punished...

The head of the Catholic Church in Belgium has said that AIDS is “intrinsic justice” for homosexuality.

Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard also said that elderly priests found to have sexually abused children should not be punished.

His spokesman Juergen Mettepenningen resigned over his boss’ remarks, AFP reports.

Writing in a recently-released book on religious thought, Archbishop Leonard suggested that nature takes “vengeance” on those who “mistreat human love”. More...

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