Video Promotes Homosexuality and Attacks Catholicism in Scotland

The video was produced and released by the BBC, and already has over 600,000 hits on YouTube. The original idea was to denounce “discrimination” against those who wish to make a public show of their homosexuality. Two young men can be seen walking side by side in a park. One of them says he wants to kiss his partner, but explains that he is afraid to, because he is afraid of being seen by others.

All of society is then denounced, in the person of men, women, couples and even children, who all show mockery and hatred for the two young men. Among those who jeer at them is a crazy old street preacher going on about “Jesus”. The following scene shows a priest consecrating a cheese cracker and giving “Communion” on the tongue to a woman who makes the sign of the cross as the narrator pronounces the words “It tastes like cardboard and it smells like hate.”

Of course – need we mention – at the end of the video the two young men end up “daring” to kiss in the name of the “love” that all of conservative and reactionary society, beginning with the Catholic Church, had hitherto kept them from expressing publicly.

Bishop John Keenan of Paisley, Scotland, wrote on April 23, 2018 to the director of BBC to complain about the video, saying it is “offensive to Catholics in both the words and images used.” In a statement published by the British newspaper Catholic Herald, the Scottish prelate declared that “while there is always room for debate”, the video is “not fair comment.”

Bishop Keenan added that the contents go beyond the limits and are unworthy of BBC as “a broadcaster in the public interest.” The prelate placed the video in the context of a recent poll requested by the Scottish government on violence against various communities in the country. The results show that Catholics are the victims of 57% of the anti-religious acts in Scotland, although they only represent 16% of the population.

“At a time when Catholics are experiencing more and more abuse and prejudice in Scotland,” commented Bishop Keenan, “the BBC has to be careful.” And he voiced his concern at the fact that certain sectors of the channel have “adopted an agenda that portrays a positive image of LGBT themes and a negative image of Catholics.”

The BBC has told the Catholic Herald that they “do regret that some church members found the video offensive.” But, unsurprisingly enough, they also invoked the need for “artistic freedom of speech” in “tackling some very difficult themes.”

Once again, apostate modern society that has revolted against God is Creator and Savior, continues to fall deeper into moral decadence. But “be not deceived, God is not mocked. For what things a man shall sow, those also shall he reap” (Gal. 6:7).