Rocco Buttiglione

“Discrimination is a specific, juridical word. It means to deny a right to somebody. Not to agree with the moral ideas of a person is not a discrimination.”

“Homosexuality is a sin, but not a crime.”

“The family exists in order to allow women to have children and to have the protection of a male who takes care of them.”

“As a Catholic, I can consider homosexuality a sin. This is not a state matter.”

“I may think that homosexuality is a sin, but this has no effect on politics, unless I say that homosexuality is a crime.”

“The State has no right to peep into the bedrooms of its citizens.”

“The truth cannot be decided by a majority.”

“There cannot be an authentic democracy without a moral base.”

“Europe needs to rediscover its Christian roots.”

“We have a concept of the family in Europe, based on marriage. A different thing is the private life of single people. Everybody has a right to his private life.”