UN Member States Split Over Decriminalisation of Homosexuality.

(19 Dec 08 - RV) UN member states were split yesterday on the issue of the decriminalisation of homosexuality.
66 of the U.N.'s 192 member countries signed a nonbinding declaration to end legal punishment based on sexual orientation.
But there was broad opposition from Muslim Nations and the United States refused to sign the document indicating that some parts of the declaration raised legal questions that needed further review.
The Permanent Observer from the Holy See to the United Nations in New York, Archbishop Celestino Migliore yesterday delivered a speech on the declaration at the UN.
This is the text of what he had to say...