civil unions, the risk in the Senate “kangaroo” – Avvenire.it

Parliament in which opposing papers in technicalities – on civil unions – become a case the words of Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco sometimes simply to hope for a deeper reflection can, even with the help of secret voting. “There was no intention of Cardinal Bagnasco, nor the Italian Church go into technical matters”, explains the director of Social Communication of the Episcopal Conference Don Ivan Maffeis. “In front of the stakes with sensitive issues that touch the lives of everyone – he added -, the cardinal wanted to emphasize the value of freedom of conscience.” Questioned on the subject also the general secretary of the Italian Bishops Conference, Monsignor Nunzio Galantino merely reiterated what was stated earlier: “Out of respect of Parliament and the institutions prefer not to talk.”

Talk, however, the prime minister: “Secret ballot or not on civil unions Parliament so decides not the CEI, not with all the esteem and affection, Cardinal Bagnasco,” says Matteo Renzi to Radio that . “I’d like an open vote in which an MP explains why it is in favor or against it, but the secret ballot is required by regulation and if the conditions are met the president of the Senate, not the president of the CEI – things worse, the prime minister – will decide. ” The direct question, Pietro Grasso, called to decide on the merits, not ‘censorship’ Bagnasco, in the name of freedom of expression. “But – he adds right away – on the procedures I think there is the prerogative of the republican institutions to decide.” Drier the President of the Chamber Laura Boldrini that, reiterating that the merits “decide the Presidents of the Chambers ‘judges’ irrelevant ‘others’ suggestions.” A hope “entirely legitimate”, rather to Bagnasco – for Cardinal of Naples Crescenzio Sepe: “An invitation that any citizen can do. Democracy is …. ”

The support in many, to be honest, in the center and inside Ap, from leader Angelino Alfano, who speaks of “overreaction.” While Rocco Buttiglione calls the controversy “amazing.” But even in the Democratic Party voices they are being raised in defense of freedom of expression of the president of the CEI. “No interference,” says Senator Stefano Lepri. “He has the right to give an opinion,” intervenes colleague Rosa Maria Di Giorgi. While Gian Luigi Gigli, of Demos, the raised shields in government are indicative of a “discomfort.” And Massimo Gandolfini, president of the organizing committee of the rally Circo Massimo Bagnasco defining intervenes in defense of his intervention at all “legitimate”. But beyond the controversy, continues the labor of those who – in the return leg in the courtroom on Tuesday to begin the vote on the merits – even tries to correct the text and to arrive at a draft with wider sharing.

Eight deputies dem (Rubinato, Iannuzzi, Pigeon, Bazoli, Precious, Taricco, Carrescia and Palma) ask Montecitorio a “higher synthesis” to colleagues in the Senate, on the stepchild node with a postponement of the adoption issue to institute reform. But it weighs on all the unresolved, and perhaps unresolvable, standoff between filibuster of the League (which does not yet withdrawn its amendments 5 thousand) and the ” kangaroo amendment ‘of the Democratic Party. The holder of this proposal-trap, Andrea Marcucci mean that the Democratic Party will ask for votes in secret. Another thing is the freedom of conscience, which could be granted – to what transpires from the Senate group – for most of the 3 cases of which we spoke. And this is one of the internal negotiation objects with ‘cattodem’, who had wondered 9. But, in fact, if the League does not make the step back, the ‘kangaroo’ will become inevitable, to avoid the quagmire in the classroom. Roberto Calderoli appeals to Grasso why not put to the vote the amendment first Marcucci, but at the moment does not give in. “And that certainly does not help,” said the deputy Alfredo Bazoli.

Because the emendamento- trap also would skip the amendments of ‘bad-dem’, while on Articles 2 and 3 would remain in the field only those bland and ‘institutional’, agreed with Monica Cirinnà, signed by the parent in committee Justice Giuseppe Lumia. In doubt, however, that Pagliari that mediates through the solution pre-adoptive of foster care, “Better than nothing”, the bad, summarizes Bazoli. But in the majority there is a widespread awareness that a decisive intervention in Article 3 should be expanded, not only prejudice to Article 5, to really carving out the theme adoptions. The UDC does then its the appeal of the president emeritus of the Consulta Cesare Mirabelli. It quotes the deputy secretary Antonio De Poli: “He’s right, you are on the side of the children or on the side of those who want a child. If we remove the adoptions, broad agreement is still possible, “says De Poli, addressing primarily to fellow senators ‘captive-dem’.