Pope Says Catholic Politicians Must Oppose Same-Sex "Marriage"

(Hat tip: Amy Welborn)

Of course, this would be what the MSM takes from the Holy Father's Apostolic Exhortation:

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Church's opposition to gay marriage is "non-negotiable" and Catholic politicians have a moral duty to oppose it, as well as laws on abortion and euthanasia, Pope Benedict said in a document issued on Tuesday.

In a 140-page booklet on the workings of a synod that took place at the Vatican in 2005 on the theme of the Eucharist, the 79-year-old German Pope also re-affirmed the Catholic rule of celibacy for priests.

In the "Apostolic Exhortation" Benedict said all believers had to defend what he called fundamental values but that the duty was "especially incumbent" on those in positions of power.

He said such values included "respect for human life, its defense from conception to natural death, the family built on marriage between a man and a woman, the freedom to educate one's children and the promotion of the common good in all its forms".

"These values are not negotiable," he said.

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My Comments:
I do love, though, how the Holy Father uses the same "non-negotiable" language that the National Catholic Reporter and others of the "progressive" ilk so roundly ridiculed when it appeared in the Catholic Answers Voter Guide.