Belgian Bishop Hauled before Court for Church Teaching on Homosexuality: Now Cleared of Charges

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"A Belgian bishop has been cleared of charges laid against him by a homosexual activist group. Monsignor Andre-Mutien Leonard, Bishop of Namur, was charged with homophobia under the pretext of the country's 2003 Anti-Discrimination Act. The accusations against Bishop Leonard pertained to his comments in an interview that appeared earlier this year in TeleMoustique, a weekly magazine in Belgium.

In the April 2008 interview, Bishop Leonard, when asked his stance on homosexuality, stated that his position was that of the famous early psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud's - that homosexuality is the result of hindered sexual development. "Homosexuals have encountered a blockage in normal psychological development, rendering them abnormal. I know very well that in a few years, I could be imprisoned for holding this position, but this could mean a bit of a vacation for me", said Bishop Leonard.

Last week, after the reading of the interview in question, the Belgian courts ruled that, though the Bishop's comments may have been hurtful to homosexuals, they were not severe enough to be considered slander or discrimination.

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