- The Roman Catholic ban on women entering the priesthood would become illegal under Harriet Harman’s controversial Equality Bill (in the UK), according to Christian charity, CARE.
- The planned legislation would also allow employers to give preference to female or non-white job applicants over equally qualified white men.
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- . . . . the Bill will make it impossible for all churches and faith-based charities to insist that their senior staff lead private lives in accordance with their religious beliefs.
- CARE said that, under the Bill, which will be considered by the House of Lords on Monday, it would be illegal for a Christian charity to sack a senior manager for adultery or living an openly gay lifestyle.
- Previous legislation in 2007, also backed by Ms Harman, the Commons Leader and equality minister, forced the closure of two Catholic adoption agencies for refusing to comply with new laws requiring them to place children with gay couples.
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