John Barrowman criticises Scottish Catholic Church

{jcomments off}The openly gay actor John Barrowman has criticised the Catholic Church in Scotland for its recent attacks on gay marriage.

The Scottish government is currently considering proposals to legalise gay marriage in the country. In recent days several prominent members of the Catholic Church in Scotland have been critical of the proposals. Phillip Tartaglia, Bishoop of Paisley, claimed Scottish voters would not forgive the SNP government for legalising gay marriage. Cardinal Keith O’Brien went even further in his attacks on the proposal labelling gay marriage as  “grotesque subversion of a universally accepted human right”.

Torchwood actor John Barrowman, who was born in Scotland, has spoken out against the Catholic Churches attacks. In an interview with the Herald newspaper he said “That’s not being Christian at all. In fact, I think it’s evil. Being gay is not, as they claim, against the laws of nature. I was born this way. And there’s a reason I was born this way. I didn’t decide to wake up gay one morning” He added “If two people love each other enough and want to call what they have a ‘marriage’, regardless of their sex, shouldn’t we let them do that? Otherwise, we’re in the Dark Ages again.”.

The actor also reminded the Church of its own ill practices – brought to light in more recent years. “I’d like to remind the church many of their own practices were kept a secret for many years and for them to turn round and attack someone who wants to be married is quite incredible. I think they’d be advised to remain quiet.”

A recent poll in Scotland showed the majority of people supported the introduction of gay marriages.