Pope Dismisses Homosexual Appeals for Africa Trip

Once again, the liberal western media came away disappointed from Pope Francis' trip to several African nations after he ignored the din of their appeals to condemn Ugandans' rejection of the Gay Agenda and condemnation of homosexual behavior.

Alas, the media cried as their first "gay pope" dashed their sexual revolutionary hopes.

"I see this particular pope as more progressive but I wouldn't call him an ally like Obama."
-- Frank Mugisha, Ugandan homosexualist

For background, read President Obama To Uganda: Accept Gay Agenda or Risk Losing Money and also read President Obama Ignores African Christian Genocide, Favors Gay Agenda, so it's no surprise when African Leaders Reject President Obama's Gay Agenda, to his Face.

Click headlines below to read previous articles:

Pope Warns of Gay Agenda Threat to Institution of Marriage

Pope Refutes Homosexualists: Kids Need Mom & Dad

Vatican Says Gay Agenda is 'a Defeat for Humanity'

Pope Said the Gay Agenda is the Work of the Devil

Also read a case study in how the media distort their "pet pope:"  Pope Francis vs. Obama's Abortion & Gay Agenda

-- From "Uganda's Gay Community Has High Hopes For Pope Francis's Visit" by Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press 11/23/15

. . . In Uganda, where homosexuality is illegal and where attacks against gays have forced many to seek refuge abroad or lead secret lives at home, gay leaders nevertheless hope Francis when he comes on Friday will weigh in with a firm message of tolerance.

Simon Lokodo, a Ugandan ethics minister who publicly condemns homosexuals, said any statement on tolerance for homosexuals would be unpalatable to most Ugandans.

At a recent Vatican meeting on family issues, African cardinals were at the forefront in blocking the church's overtures to gays and in insisting that the Catholic Church as a whole denounce this "ideological colonization," saying wealthy countries have no right to impose their ideas on poor countries with different cultural views.

Stronger anti-gay legislation [in Uganda] was supported by local church leaders who said it was necessary to protect poor African children from Western homosexuals who lure them with money.

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From "Pope Francis visits Ugandan shrine amid gay rights debate" by Philip Pullella and Edith Honan, Reuters 11/28/15

Pope Francis traveled to Uganda's holiest shrine on Saturday, paying tribute to 19th century Christian martyrs killed for their faith, including for protecting young boys in the royal court from [homosexual] abuse by the king.

Twenty-five Anglicans and 22 Catholic converts where killed during the persecutions, mostly by being burned to death, between 1884 and 1887 on the orders of King Buganda Mwanga II.

The most famous of the Catholic converts was Charles Lwanga, a prefect in the royal court who was in charge of the boy pages and was killed because he tried to protect the children from the sexual advances of the king.

"They did this in dangerous times," the pope said during a Mass celebrated from a concrete island on an artificial lake on the shrine complex outside the capital Kampala.

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From "Ugandan Catholics not troubled by papal restraint on gay rights" by Inés San Martín, Vatican correspondent, Crux (Boston Globe Media) 11/28/15

The story of the 45 [19th century] martyrs is relevant to tensions over gay and lesbian rights in several African nations, including Uganda, because according to one version of the story, these young Christian men were executed after spurning the advances of a traditional king.

What’s beyond dispute is that between 1885 and 1887, on the orders of King Mwanga II, 22 young Catholics and 23 Anglicans were killed after being ruthlessly tortured. Some were burned alive, while others were ripped apart with a spear, savaged by feral dogs, or viciously dismembered.

At a press conference in Kampala on Friday, the relationship between the martyrs’ legacy and the current situation vis-à-vis gays and lesbians was addressed by local organizers of the papal trip.

Instead of any reference to gay rights, Francis used Saturday’s homily to praise the martyrs for their willingness to pass on the faith in times of difficulty.

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From "Ugandans Bid Pope Emotional Farewell" by Edgar R. Batte and Paul Tajuba, AllAfrica 11/30/15

The Pope was leaving after a three-day official maiden visit to Uganda on his trip to Africa. His visit started in Kenya, where he was for three days, and will end in Central African Republic (CAR) where he will be for another two days.

But how did the Western media cover Pope Francis' visit to Uganda?

CNN seemed to focus on the gay issue and one of their stories was: Pope faces challenge in Uganda, where gays are under attack [see excerpt below], a headline that left many Ugandans wondering why the channel trivialised what many called a historic visit.

Other media seemed to pick up on that line with The Guardian of UK saying: Pope Francis passes up chance to condemn Uganda's anti-gays, and The Independent of UK writing: Persecuted Ugandan gays call for help from Pope Francis on visit.

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From "Pope faces challenge in Uganda, where gays are under attack" by David McKenzie and Brent Swails, CNN 11/27/15

"[Pope Francis'] stand is simply hypocritical. He must take a stand as a leader. I don't believe in being lukewarm," says Pastor Solomon Male. "You tell the people that this is the truth, this is the way. Homosexuality is dangerous."

Ugandan [homosexual] rights groups watched in horror as a version of the anti-gay bill was passed in parliament in late 2013. And despite intense pressure from the international community, President Yoweri Museveni signed the bill into law in February of the following year.

Shortly afterward, Museveni told CNN that homosexuality is "unnatural" and not a human right.

"They're disgusting. What sort of people are they?" he said. "I never knew what they were doing. I've been told recently that what they do is terrible. Disgusting. But I was ready to ignore that if there was proof that that's how [a man] is born, abnormal. But now the proof is not there."

In the end the law was thrown out on a technicality by the constitutional court -- a move many see as an effort by the President to avoid donor withdrawals while saving face domestically.

But the main sponsor of the bill, MP David Bahati, said lawmakers are planning to bring it back to parliament in a new form.

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Also read Kenyans to Obama: Shut Up on Gay Agenda & Go Home

Obama To Uganda: Accept Gay Agenda or Risk Money

President Obama told President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda that he had better embrace homosexual behavior and glorify sexual immorality, just like American government and its mainstream media, or international monetary aid may stop flowing to the African nation.

"We shall not care losing the financial support from our partners if only we are left alone." Ugandans would rather "die poor than live in an immoral nation."
-- Simon Lokodo, Ugandan Minister for Ethics and Integrity

For background, read Africans Reject President Obama's Gay Agenda, to his Face and also read Obama Ignores African Christian Genocide, Favors Gay Agenda

In addition, read President Obama Pushes U.N. to Back Gay Agenda

-- From "Obama Tells Uganda Its Anti-Gay Bill Will 'Complicate Our Valued Relationship'" by Darlene Superville, Associated Press 2/16/14

Defending gay rights around the world, as he has done at home, Obama said a bill [criminalizing homosexuality] that President Yoweri Museveni has pledged to sign will mark a "step backward" for all Ugandans . . .

Homosexuality already is illegal in Uganda under a colonial-era law that criminalizes sex acts "against the order of nature."

Museveni said last week that he plans to sign the new legislation, which has alarmed rights activists because it prescribes life imprisonment for acts of "aggravated homosexuality." Those acts are defined as sex acts where one of the partners is infected with HIV, sex with minors or the disabled and repeated sexual offenses among consenting adults.

The United States is Uganda's largest donor, sending more than $400 million in aid annually in recent years. If Museveni signs the bill, the U.S. is expected to review its relationship with the country with an eye on finding ways to register disappointment over the law.

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From "Uganda takes moral high ground over anti-gay law" by Agence France-Presse 2/18/14

Officials also announced that Museveni had last week signed into law anti-pornography and dress code legislation which outlaws "provocative" clothing, bans scantily-clad performers from Ugandan television and closely monitors what individuals watch on the Internet.

The anti-gay bill cruised through parliament in December after its architects agreed to drop an extremely controversial death penalty clause.

However the legislation still stipulates that repeat homosexuals should be jailed for life, outlaws the promotion of homosexuality and requires people to denounce gays.

The [Uganda presidential] spokesman said the scientists concluded that "there is no definitive gene responsible for homosexuality", meaning that "homosexuality is not a disease but merely an abnormal behaviour" that needed to be banned.

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From "Close Uganda ties may limit what U.S. does on anti-gay law" by Sam Sturgis, McClatchy Washington Bureau 2/17/14

“I’m both disturbed and not surprised that [President Obama] doesn’t specify any direct measures [against Uganda],” J. Peter Pham, the director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, said of Obama’s comments on the anti-gay legislation, which would impose life jail terms on any HIV-positive individual who engaged in homosexual intercourse. “It will be read by Uganda and Museveni and his advisers as nothing.”

Pham said it probably would take the United States threatening to withdraw military assistance to get Museveni’s attention. “We’ve condemned their actions in a number of instances but they’ve continued to act duplicitously,” he said. “The one area where we could, if we really wanted to, send a signal is on the military side.”

But that would risk what may be one of the closest U.S. military relationships in the region. Beginning in the 1990s, the United States has built the capacity of Museveni’s Uganda People’s Defence Force so it could be counted on to help stabilize difficult situations throughout Central and East Africa.

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Also read Ugandan Minister Receives Dozens of Threats Daily from British and American Homosexual Activists

And read Pro-homosexual Media Demonize Christians RE: Uganda

Pro-homosexual Media Demonize Christians RE: Uganda

While liberals kowtow to Muslim nations lacking freedom of religion, and with harsh Sharia law, these same liberals lambast a black African, Christian nation as it struggles to translate morality into societal standards.

-- From "Handling issues of homosexuality in Uganda’s rural media" BBC News 3/2/10

[The Bahati Bill] Nicknamed after the Member of Parliament who drafted it, David Bahati, [is] Uganda’s controversial Anti-Homosexuality bill.

The proposed legislation, which is currently being reviewed by a committee, says individuals found guilty of having gay sex will be sentenced to life in prison. And anyone who has gay sex with a minor could face the death penalty. Even people who aren’t gay could be penalised up to seven years in prison if they don’t report homosexual acts to the police.

Since the bill was drafted last year, the national media in Uganda has capitalised on its controversy, running front page stories and high-profile debates on radio and television networks.

BBC WST mentor Patricia Oyella thinks the Ugandan media has done a poor job of representing the pro-gay perspective in their coverage of the anti-gay bill. But while she thinks those voices need to be heard, she says it’s important for media houses to be careful in their approach.

“There could be potential backlash, and you can’t underestimate that. This is a very traditional, conservative society. You can’t be seen to be trying to impose. If anyone interprets what you’re doing as actively promoting homosexuality it will receive a big backlash,” she says.

Oyella thinks that instead of tackling the issue of homosexuality head-on, there are less-inflammatory ways to bring out the issues of gay rights in the media.

. . . Many Ugandans feel developed countries came out too hard against the bill, some even threatening to cut aid if it gets passed. Oyella says it is important the BBC WST continues to promote balanced, impartial and good journalism but that it shouldn’t be seen as trying to impose an editorial agenda.

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Ugandan Minister Receives Dozens of Threats Daily from British and American Homosexual Activists

“With such words and language used, I have noticed that those people are sick. They need help.” -- Ugandan Minister James Nsaba Buturo

From "Ugandan Minister Receives Dozens of Threats Daily from Homosexual Activists" by Elizabeth O'Brien, posted 6/29/07 at Lifesite.net

Ethics and Integrity Minister James Nsaba Buturo admitted that he receives nearly two dozen emails daily from homosexual activists worldwide, reports Uganda’s Daily Monitor.

“I receive at least 20 abusive and threatening mails on my life daily,” he stated. “As I speak now, I have seen about 11 mails on my email address waiting for me to read.”

“The language those people use while writing messages to me is horrible,” he added. “I can’t read them out because it will be a shame for me.”

Minister Buturo referred to the language in the messages again, saying: “With such words and language used, I have noticed that those people are sick. They need help.”

At present homosexual marriage is a criminal offense within Uganda. A 2005 amendment to Ugandan law specifically states, “It is unlawful for same-sex couples to marry.”

Nevertheless, AllAfrica.com reports, the Minister stated that when dealing with homosexuals the government “does not plan to vilify and criminalise homosexuals,” but rather, “It will support measures to counsel and help them understand that their state is not normal or natural but a serious social and psychological aberration in human behaviour” (See http://allafrica.com/stories/200706290189.html).

According to both the Monitor and AllAfrica.com, last year the minister threatened to arrest leaders of a new homosexual church group that was supposedly forming in Uganda. Although this might seem to be a cause for the flood of threats, most of the messages have been coming from the United Kingdom and the United States.

Interestingly, what homosexual advocates might consider to be the most 'homophobic' country in Africa, Uganda, is quickly becoming one of the healthiest.

Uganda is the FIRST country to actually DECREASE HIV rates -- by encouraging abstinence and faithfulness to one's spouse...

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