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A Polish SENIOR politician has claimed that Ireland is a “Catholic desert with rampant LGBT ideology”.
The remarks were made by Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the ruling Law and Justice party.
The Polish government has been heavily criticized for its approach to LGBT rights, even in the European Parliament this week there were calls for it to lose EU funding over the issue.
Right-wing politicians in Poland have claimed that increasing the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people is a dangerous “ideology” that puts the country’s Catholic tradition at risk. Some Polish cities have claimed to be “LGBT free” and there is concern about the growing number of crimes against the community.
By contrast, LGBT rights have improved in Ireland, especially after the introduction of marriage equality following the 2015 referendum.
Kaczynski made his comments about Ireland in an interview with Sieci weekly magazine and they were reported by the Notes from Poland website.
He warned of the threat that he claims poses what he describes as “LGBT ideology” to Polish culture and religion.
“Those who don’t fight, and there are many examples in Europe, have lost,” Kaczynski said.
He claimed that Ireland was an example of this and is now a “Catholic wilderness with rampant LGBT ideology.”
He added: “I will not let us be defeated by … this threat to the very foundations of our civilization.”
“This trend must be combated, albeit with caution,” he said.
The Polish government was criticized in the European Parliament this week for stigmatizing the LGBT community, as well as for its record on the rule of law.
A new report on fundamental rights in Poland by Spanish MEP Juan Fernando López Aguilar was debated.
He argued that Poland is moving away from European values and said it is “extremely worrying”.
Dutch MEP Sophia in ‘t Veld said: “We see Poland crossing red line after red line.”
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