Valencia Cardinal Accused of Hate Speech for Homily Criticizing Gender Ideology Legislation

Case information
Incident date
Country
Spain
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
  • Radical Left
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Exclusion (of individuals or ideas)
  • Freedom of Expression

Cardinal Antonio Cañizares was accused of hate speech by the Feminist Platform of Alicante, along with 55 other LGBT organizations. They alleged that his homily was "full of hatred, homophobic and sexist." On June 23, 2016 he was cleared of the charges.