Australian State Lowers Age of Consent For Homosexual Sex
SYDNEY, May 29, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – New South Wales has lowered the age for homosexual sex to 16. A so-called “historic conscience vote” in the state Legislative Council, or upper house, ended in a 23 to 16 result, “generating cheers and applause from a packed public gallery,” according to media reports. The Archbishop of Sydney, Dr. George Pell, and the Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle, Michael Malone, said the state is “opening a real Pandora’s box. … At 16 it is too easy for children to be manipulated into sexual acts against their will.” Pell added, “Parliament should not enshrine the ideological […]
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