A DANGEROUS/CARELESS MOMENT THAT OUGHT NOT BE REPEATED -- Ugandan Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga receives Papal ¨Blessing¨ -- Update!

Pope Blesses Uganda's Rebecca "Kill The Gays" Kadaga

Ugandan Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, who last month promised the passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act as a "Christmas gift to Christians," yesterday appeared in Vatican City to receive the blessing of the Pope.

From the website of the Uganda Parliament:

Kadaga who led a delegation of Ugandan legislators to the Vatican expressed delight at meeting the Pope and visiting St Peter’s Basilicca. “I think this is a moment that cannot be repeated. We have been reading about him, hearing stories about St.Peter’s Basilica but now we are here physically. I think it is something that I will remember all my life. Its a very great moment and I thank God for this opportunity,” she said minutes after meeting the Pope. The Speaker dedicated to all Ugandans readings from the book of St. Mark which the Pope quoted in several languages during the Vatican mass.¨ HERE

UPDATE:

Uganda parliament to adjourn until 2013 without action on anti-homosexuality bill. HERE

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