Rick Santorum to Piers Morgan: Believing ‘eternal truths’ on homosexuality is not ‘bigotry’
Former Pennsylvania Senator and GOP presidential Candidate Rick Santorum, appearing Wednesday night on Piers Morgan’s show, rejected the claim that upholding the Catholic Church’s views on homosexuality constitutes “bigotry.”
After an exchange in which Santorum said that while he does view homosexuality as sinful, he would not want the government to make it illegal, Morgan asked Santorum if his views were “bigoted.” Morgan: . . . Your views you’ve espoused on this issue are bordering on bigotry, aren’t they?
Santorum: Uh, no. I think just because we disagree on public policy, which is what the debate has been about, which is marriage, doesn’t mean that is bigotry just because you follow a moral code that teaches there’s something wrong. ... Are you suggesting that the Bible and that the Catholic Church is bigoted? Well, if that’s what you believe, fine. I think that ... well, actually I should say not fine, I don’t think it’s fine at all. I think that is contrary to both what we’ve seen in 2,000 years of human history and Western Civilization. Trying to redefine something that has been, that is, seen as wrong, from the standpoint of the church and saying a church is “bigoted” because it holds that opinion that is biblically based, I think is in itself an act of bigotry. CONTINUE
