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The moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland used his Christmas sermon to challenge homophobic attitudes among Christians.
In his sermon at St Machar's Cathedral, Prof Torrance said that in 2001-2002, there was a 200% increase in cases of syphillis among those having gay sex but that sufferers were still too afraid to seek help.
That fear in turn testifies to a persistent homophobia in society at large.
It is almost 2004 but gay young people in Scotland are four times more likely than others to report a serious suicide attempt,his sermon continued.
We all require a change of heart because the church not least has contributed to the prevailing homophobic mindset.
Perhaps he was thinking of Roman Catholic Cardinal Keith O'Brien, who used an interview with The Scotsman to attack homosexuality, saying that people who tolerated it were getting away with murder
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'Homophobic' church slated—BBC News, 25th December 2003; Cardinal attacks society's 'plummeting' moral standards —The Scotsman, 22nd December 2003.
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