Retrograde rent reform Bill

The PN government is not extending protection in the rent reform to gays and cohabitating couples.

This means that the reform is going to be a retrograde one as, whereas up to now all members living under the same roof were protected and had the right to continue living there, now, after this reform, the landlord could easily throw them out. How Christian and democratic can a government be!

I'm not in favour of gay partnership or cohabitation but today a substantial part of the population lives in cohabitation - many with children. What is going to happen to them? Already many couples like those reported in The Times (January 24) are living a tortured life not knowing what is coming to them.

If my memory serves me right, the PN promised to see to the rights of those who live in cohabitation and especially their children. Now it seems that even these children are to be forgotten.

It was argued that the PN is not a liberal party. It is a Christian democrat party. Well, does not a Christian love and cater for all human beings? Can one be a Christian and leave out the gays and the cohabiters? If cohabitating couples are going to increase to a majority, is the government going to legislate only for the married minority? At least there was one PN MEP candidate who had the guts to express himself and state that he is in favour of "the same civil rights". And that is as it should be. I believe there are other open minded MPs and PN supporters who are in favour of "the same civil rights" for everyone.

And what about the Church? Shouldn't she express herself, as otherwise one might think that she is agreeing with this discriminatory policy?