Gay marriage approved in Portugal

**December** · 01-11-2010, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by Tabiti

Quite weird. Never expected such thing to happen in a Catholic country, especially so devoted one. Or Portugal isn't so religious as Spain? Correct me if I'm wrong.

The "rightwing" has fractured in 3 factions:
Christian-Democrats/Neo-Cons
Neo-Liberals/Ultra-Neo-Cons
Traditionalists/Nationalists

As they can't understand eachothers and divide into 2 parties and a severe abstention, the Socialists have succeed in gather support from the mild Marxists, Libertarians, Liberalists, Capitalists, Populists, We-Are-Left-And-We-Defend-Workerists, and also strange lobbies usually defended by the Greens/Anarchists.

José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa is a known closet bisexual, staunch supporter of the gay lobby. His modern technocrat character attracted many hollow-empty heads who enjoy this modern world. He offered us lots of propaganda, an image of a modern man and convinced an important part of the electorate with his cool speech, full of fancy tics.

He spent millions in super-propaganda campaigns full of fancy things, carefully elaborated, offering hundreds of thousands of laptops to children. I've never seen such a populist since I remember myself. Oh... and he is a very close friend of kinky Zapatero. They have even made partnership rallies (in Spain), something never seen. Zapatero (Spanish PM), also a lousy example of a man.

**Amapola** · 01-11-2010, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by Tabiti

Quite weird. Never expected such thing to happen in a Catholic country, especially so devoted one. Or Portugal isn't so religious as Spain? Correct me if I'm wrong.

Spain religious?

it used to be but now I think it's rather the opposite... and even gradually moving away from Church o anything "religious" ...

**Amapola** · 01-11-2010, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by Loddfafner

When Portugal tried to be a perfectly Catholic country, they were rewarded by the most destructive earthquake in history. When they tried again in the twentieth century, they were held back as a third world country while the rest of Europe advanced. I imagine Portugal is following the examples of Quebec and Ireland in shaking off clerical dictatorship.

The most Catholic period of Portugal or Spain also equated with their biggest success ever as maritime or hegemony superpowers

**Tabiti** · 01-11-2010, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by Alana

Spain religious?

it used to be but now I think it's rather the opposite... and even gradually moving away from Church o anything "religious" ...

Usually that's the impression we have for the Catholic world. Of course, not speaking about ordinary people and youth, but the power of religious institutions. Because our church is always complaining of it's weakness and insignificant role in state's rule. That's why I'm quite surprised to hear gay marriages are approved in Catholic Southern European countries. I doubt this will happen here in the next years, for example, despite the fact we are quite atheist society.