MILAN – The Regional Council of Lombardy, which includes the city of Milan, has voted to approve a motion protecting “the natural family” and rejecting the imposition of “gender ideology” in schools.
The Lombardy region is the most populated and economically prosperous in Italy.
Motion 263 explicitly states that marriage is only between one man and one woman, establishes an annual celebration of the Day of the Natural Family for the region, and calls on the Regional Council to introduce the “Family Factor” as a criterion in determining taxes to “support active and passive income of Lombard families.”
Simone Pillon, head of the National Council Of Families Forum, called the motion “a decisive and forceful move to tell the world that Italy is not following this dictatorship of the LGBT lobby.”
“The fight against unfair discrimination cannot be translated into incitement to homosexuality,” Pillon said. “The text of the motion makes explicit reference to the many abuses perpetrated by the gay lobbies in the past few months.”
The motion states that “the family founded on marriage between a man and a woman is the natural institution, open to the transmission of life and is the only appropriate context in which can be met the needs of children.” It accepts “in extreme cases” adoption and single parent custody.
The motion quotes the third paragraph of article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, saying, “The family is the natural and fundamental unit of society, and as such has a right to protection by society and the State.”
“Much more than a mere juridical, social and economic [institution],” the motion continues, the family is “a community of affection and solidarity to teach and transmit cultural, ethical, social, spiritual and religious values, essential for the development and welfare of its members and society.” It is also the “place where different generations come together and help one another to grow in wisdom and to harmonize the rights of individuals with other demands of social life.”