Lesbian couple says baby’s baptism a sign "Catholic" views changing, want gay "marriage" blessings

GUALBERTO GARCIA JONES lifesitenews.com "Fears that a public Catholic baptism ceremony for an Argentinean lesbian couple’s child would amount to little more than a media stunt to promote the Church's acceptance of homosexuality appear to have been borne out Saturday at the Archdiocese of Cordoba’s cathedral. After the celebration of the sacrament, the couple, Karina Villarroel and Soledad Ortiz, kissed while posing for photos with the child, Umma Azul, at the front of the Church. Karina Villarroel and Soledad Ortiz kiss while they pose for photos with the baby at the front of Cordoba's cathedral. Villarroel, the non-biological “mother,” told local press the Catholic Church’s decision to grant the baptism was important “because it signifies that there is a real social change and acceptance" following the passage of the country's "marriage equality" law. The final step, she said, would be “to be able to have the church consecrate their (gay) marriage, as right now it is only a civil marriage.” Villarroel also explained that their decision to have Argentinean President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as godmother was “a way of thanking her and ex-President Nestor Kirchner for the law which granted us our rights.”... The world’s media has jumped on the story. A Google News search returns nearly one thousand news stories on the subject in just the last days, and that is likely to continue to grow as Villarroel and Ortiz have announced a national tour with the baby, including a trip to the capital, Buenos Aires, to participate in numerous television programs and to meet with the president. According to local church sources this baptism "would have been much more difficult if Jorge Bergoglio were not the Pope." to read more: lifesitenews.com