[Grem] Muslim leader wants to introduce polygamy in Italy, now that same-sex unions are legalized

[Emoke Greschik]

Islamic leader wants to legalise polygamy in Italy
by *Staff Reporter <http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/author/staff-reporter/>*
posted Thursday, 18 Aug 2016
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2016/08/18/islamic-leader-wants-to-legalise-polygamy-in-italy/
*[image: People gather in front of Milan's Duomo cathedral during a gay
rights demonstration prior to a vote to change laws on same-sex unions
(AP)]*
People gather in front of Milan's Duomo cathedral during a gay rights
demonstration prior to a vote to change laws on same-sex unions (AP)

*Leader of Muslim group says there is 'no reason' for polygamy not to be
permitted now that same-sex unions have been legalised*

The leader of the Union of Islamic Communities in Italy has said there is
“no reason” for polygamy not to be legalised after the Italian government
passed a law to recognise the union of same-sex civil unions.

In a Facebook status, Hamza Piccardo wrote: “There’s no reason for Italy
not to accept polygamous marriages of consenting persons.

“When it comes to civil rights here, then polygamy is a civil right.
Muslims don’t agree with homosexual partnership and still they have to
accept a system that allows it,” he added.

The Facebook status proved to be controversial among Italians, who are
deeply divided on the issue of civil partnerships. The Italian government
voted in favour of allowing civil unions between couples of the same
gender, despite opposition from the Catholic Church. This gives the couples
the same rights as married people under Italian law except they are not
allowed to adopt children.

According to Crux, Piccardo shared a photo of the mayor of Milan
celebrating the civil union between two men. Underneath it he wrote: “If
it’s only a matter of civil rights, then polygamy is a civil right.”

Crux
<https://cruxnow.com/global-church/2016/08/17/italian-islamic-leader-wants-legal-recognition-polygamy/>
also reported that the Union of Islamic Communities in Italy has been
criticised for having links with the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group
in Egypt. Some members, however, showed solidarity with Catholics by
attending Mass after the murder of Fr Hamel by ISIS.
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