Gustaaf, Cardinal Joos (July 5 1923 - November 2 2004) was a Belgium cleric, who was elevated to the Roman Catholic College of Cardinals on 21 October 2003. He studied with Karol Woytyla before his election as Pope Pope John Paul II. Gustaaf Joos was already 80 years old when he was elevated to cardinal and therefore could not take part in any future conclave. His elevation as cardinal is seen by many as gratitude from Pope John Paul II towards his long time friend. Before his nomination he was only known as a parish priest. Belgian media mistook him for another priest just after he was elevated to Cardinal. ==Interview of Gustaaf Joos with P-magazine== Cardinal Gustaaf Joos gained notoriety in January 2004, when in an interview to Belgian P-Magazine, he said, about homosexuals: :"I am prepared to sign here in my blood that of all those who say they are lesbian or gay, at most five to 10 per cent are effectively lesbian or gay. All the rest are paraphilias. I demand you write this down. If they come to protest on my doorstep, I don't care. I'm just speaking out on what thousands of people are thinking but never get a chance to say. Real homosexuals don't wander in the streets in colourful suits. Those are people who have a serious problem and have to live with that. And if they err, they will be forgiven." about politics and universal suffrage: :"Politics, democracy. Don't make me laugh. The right to vote, what is that all about? I find it strange that a snot-nosed 18-year-old has the same vote as a father of seven. One has no responsibilities whatsoever, the other provides tomorrow's citizens. " and about prostitution: :"If a man thinks he needs sex or is going to explode, it is better to find a prostitute than seduce or rape a girl. At least there are no innocent victims involved". Joos also expressed admiration for Cyriel Verschaeve, a Belgian poet who was convicted as a Nazism collaboration for recruiting young men for the Eastern Front (WWII) during the World War II. This interview created a stir in some Belgian media. Upon the fierce reaction of those media, Gustaaf Joos has always stood by his comments. Godfried Cardinal Danneels distanced himself from Gustaaf Joos through his spokesman Toon Osaer and the Belgian Centre for Equal Opportunities and Struggle against Racism even threatened to sue him for violating an anti-discrimination law. Many catholics and non-catholics in Belgium praised the cardinal however for daring to express his views. A poll on the Flemish state television website (VRT) even showed that just over 50 % of the people taking part in that poll backed his views. 1923 births 2004 deaths Belgian Christian people Cardinals
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Gustaaf, Cardinal Joos (July 5 1923 - November 2 2004) was a Belgium cleric, who was elevated to the Roman Catholic College of Cardinals on 21 October 2003. He studied with Karol Woytyla before his election as Pope Pope John Paul II. Gustaaf Joos was already 80 years old when he was elevated to cardinal and therefore could not take part in any future conclave. His elevation as cardinal is seen by many as gratitude from Pope John Paul II towards his long time friend. Before his nomination he was only known as a parish priest. Belgian media mistook him for another priest just after he was elevated to Cardinal. ==Interview of Gustaaf Joos with P-magazine== Cardinal Gustaaf Joos gained notoriety in January 2004, when in an interview to Belgian P-Magazine, he said, about homosexuals: :"I am prepared to sign here in my blood that of all those who say they are lesbian or gay, at most five to 10 per cent are effectively lesbian or gay. All the rest are paraphilias. I demand you write this down. If they come to protest on my doorstep, I don't care. I'm just speaking out on what thousands of people are thinking but never get a chance to say. Real homosexuals don't wander in the streets in colourful suits. Those are people who have a serious problem and have to live with that. And if they err, they will be forgiven." about politics and universal suffrage: :"Politics, democracy. Don't make me laugh. The right to vote, what is that all about? I find it strange that a snot-nosed 18-year-old has the same vote as a father of seven. One has no responsibilities whatsoever, the other provides tomorrow's citizens. " and about prostitution: :"If a man thinks he needs sex or is going to explode, it is better to find a prostitute than seduce or rape a girl. At least there are no innocent victims involved". Joos also expressed admiration for Cyriel Verschaeve, a Belgian poet who was convicted as a Nazism collaboration for recruiting young men for the Eastern Front (WWII) during the World War II. This interview created a stir in some Belgian media. Upon the fierce reaction of those media, Gustaaf Joos has always stood by his comments. Godfried Cardinal Danneels distanced himself from Gustaaf Joos through his spokesman Toon Osaer and the Belgian Centre for Equal Opportunities and Struggle against Racism even threatened to sue him for violating an anti-discrimination law. Many catholics and non-catholics in Belgium praised the cardinal however for daring to express his views. A poll on the Flemish state television website (VRT) even showed that just over 50 % of the people taking part in that poll backed his views. 1923 births 2004 deaths Belgian Christian people Cardinals
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