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by rsynnott 1923 days ago
Well, he can always lodge a complaint with the Spanish government, if he likes. However, "a third party doesn't approve of this, maybe, but can't be bothered to object for themselves" would not generally be taken seriously as an objection to _anything_. Spain's a secular democracy and is under no obligation to defer to what some people think a putative deity thinks.

As popularly depicted, he probably wouldn't be too excited about gay marriage, either, or, if you take Leviticus seriously, mixed fabrics. Should Spain ban those, too?

This is a serious issue which should be carefully considered, but I'm not sure that the religious argument (certainly this rather simplistic case of "some entity might disapprove") should really have any standing.