The secretary of the Spanish Roman Catholic Church’s Episcopal Conference called homosexuality an ‘epidemic’ Jan. 8.
‘ [It is] a true epidemic of homosexuality, a fount of psychological problems and painful frustrations,’ said Fernando Sebastián, archbishop of Pamplona. ‘ [Homosexuals], if they wish, with well-directed help, can change their situation.’
The Spanish church has been on the warpath for several months against the national government’s plans to legalize full marriage for same-sex couples this year.