
Italian lawmakers reject 'interference' after Vatican protests anti-homophobia law
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Senior lawmakers in Italy pushed back Wednesday against "interference" from the Vatican after it protested against a draft Italian law designed to combat homophobia.
The Italian "parliament is sovereign and won't accept interference," the President of Italy's lower house of parliament, Roberto Fico, a member of the governing coalition, said on Italian TV Wednesday morning. The Vatican has invoked its sovereign status under a 1929 treaty with Italy to protest the draft legislation, arguing that it could restrict the religious freedom guaranteed the church under that accord.More Related News