Posts Tagged ‘Uruguay’
Uruguayan Bishop Resigns over Gay Sex Scandal
9:25 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia| GLBT| Latin America| Uruguay| sex| society · Comments Off
3 Jul 2009
I guess the bishop of Minas, Uruguay, Francisco Domingo Barbosa Da Silveira, 65, thought it would safe to report extortion attempts against him to police without anyone knowing what the alleged extorters were threatening to reveal: that he was having sex with other male members of the clergy as well as two prisoners he had hired to help out around his office. How silly of him.
Pope Benedict XVI dismissed the bishop of Minas (Uruguay), Francisco Domingo Barbosa Da Silveira, who denounced an extortion that left uncovered he was having homosexual relations, informed today the Vatican.In a brief bulletin the press office of the Vatican informed that the pontiff has received the resignation in accordance to the paragraph 401.2 of the Code of Canon law, the fundamental law that applies to the catholic Church.
This regulation says: “The diocesan bishop is asked earnestly to present the resignation to his office if for illness or another serious cause there was remaining diminished his aptitude to redeem it”.
“The Holy Father accepted the resignation to the pastoral government of the diocese of Minas presented by monsignor Francisco Domingo Barbosa Da Silveira, in conformity of the article 401,2 of the CDC”, indicated the Vatican in the bulletin.
The two prisoners videotaped the encounter with a cell phone and were threatening to use the material to “out” the bishop.
Thinking about it a bit more, I guess with all of the child molesters in the clergy that get off with nary a slap on the wrist, Barbosa was probably right to think he could do the same.
Via / Momento 24 and 20 Minutos
The President of Uruguay, Tabare Vazquez, officially broke with the Socialist Party over a move that attempts to legalize some abortions in the country.
Last month, Vazquez vetoed legislation that would have legalized abortion in the first trimester due to hardship on the basis of economics, family, age, health, or risk to the mother’s life. A three-fifths majority vote to override the veto was attempted but failed.
Current law in Uruguay criminalizes all abortion except in cases of rape or endangerment of the mother’s life. A public opinion poll found that 57% of Uruguayans support legalized abortion, according to Agence France Presse.
Vazquez could always join the U.S. Republican Party, after all they are looking for Latinos.
Via / Feminist Majority
Uruguay took a massive step towards equality yesterday when it became the first Latin American country to legalize same sex civil unions.
The Congress passed legislation creating a civil union registry for same-sex and unmarried heterosexual couples.The measure had previously passed the Chamber of Senators.
The new law was a manifesto commitment of the ruling leftist coalition of President Tabare Vasquez.
While gay marriage is still illegal in Uruguay, the move marks a step left in the traditionally Catholic country. And, of course, not everyone is pleased. PinkNews UK reports that a representative of the Uruguayan Episcopal Conference was quoted as saying “In no way can homosexual cohabitation be accepted because it does not meet the basic criteria defining marriage, it is therefore unacceptable to place it in suchlike equal level.”
Whatever. Congrats Uruguayos!
Via / PinkNews.co.uk
Latin American leaders go hard on Spanish president
12:35 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia| Immigration| Latin America| Politics| Spain · Comments Off
6 Nov 2006
Latin American leaders and the Spanish president, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, and the Spanish king Juan Carlos I are at the Iberoamerican Summit in Montevideo this week. And apparently not all is roses between the Spanish leader and several Latin American presidents. In fact, Zapatero is taking hits both from leftist (ironic, considering he’s such a lefty himself) and right wing leaders.
First up for a punch is Colombia’s Alvaro Uribe, who, along with leaders from Bolivia and Ecuador criticized Spain’s strict immigration laws which make it difficult for Latin Americans to visit or reside in the country, highlighting certain contradictions:
The most outspoken was Colombian leader Alvaro Uribe who criticized Europe (represented by Spain at the event) for “being restrictive with our immigrants but ineffective at controlling the entry of drugs.”
Debate over Uruguayan model’s cause of death
5:13 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia| Fashion| Health| Uruguay · Comments Off
8 Aug 2006
Last week we told you about a Uruguayan model, Luisel Ramos, who died of a heart attack while on the catwalk during Fashion Week in Montevideo. According to her father, the model had been starving herself for days, but now others have come forward to dispute that allegation, including her boyfriend who had dined with her the day night before the fashion show.
…amongst the pain of yesterday, after Luisel’s burial, her boyfriend Hairo Berrondo clarified that this [the starving] wasn’t true. Berrondo said that he has known her for ten years, and that he’s been her boyfriend for two and a half.“The night before the fashion show we went out to eat pizza, with two friends of hers…she had a diet soft drink but ate well,” he said.
In response to the different versions of the story being circulated by the media, the model’s boyfriend confirmed that “[Luisel] was neither anorexic nor bulimic.”
Berrondo also dicsounted the possibility of her doing drugs or being an alcoholic. “She didn’t even drink beer,” he said.
According to Spain’s 20 Minutos, an autopsy proved that the model did not suffer from an eating disorder nor was she addicted to drugs or alcohol.
Via / La Nación
Image: Reuters
Uruguayan model dies on the catwalk
1:32 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Fashion| Health| Uruguay · 2 Comments
3 Aug 2006
A few days back there was talk about whether Miss Universe’s fainting spell after her coronation wasn’t due to a lack of food. Apparently, that speculation isn’t that far off the mark, as a model in Uruguay has apparently died on the catwalk after having starved herself for several days:
A young Uruguayan model died of heart failure while participating in a fashion show during Fashion Week in Montevideo (Uruguay), according to officials at the hotel where the show was held.22 year-old Luisel Ramos felt ill after walking the catwalk, fainted on her way to the dressing room and died in spite of the medical attention she received from a mobile hospital unit, sources told EFE.
The doctors who treated her diagnosed her with heart failure.The young woman’s father told police that the model had gone several days without eating.
In Uruguay’s close neighbor, Argentina, more and more women are struggling with body obsession. The United States leads the world in deaths caused by eating disorders, followed by Japan and Germany.
Via / 20 Minutos-EFE
Reality TV kills
3:54 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · TV| Uruguay · Comments Off
20 Mar 2006
Reality TV — America’s collective crack pipe — can sometimes be unbearable to watch, but who knew that it could also be deadly?
When I occasionally have watched shows like Fear Factor, I always thought “What if someone got seriously injured or killed? How do they protect against this?”
It seems that sometimes these shows are less than vigilant and the unthinkable happens. That’s what happened during the taping of a reality show in Uruguay last week:
A runaway train killed seven people and injured at least 11, severing some of their limbs, during the filming of a TV show in Uruguay, police said.The accident occurred during a “test of strength” challenge to raise money for a hospital in Young, 380km (235 miles) west of the capital, Montevideo.
Contestants were pushing and pulling a train and two carriages when the vehicle gained speed and ran them over.
Good God. This begs the much asked question “Has reality TV gone too far?” I personally think that the business model of low-production costs for high profits should at the very least take into consideration the safety of the participants.
Via / BBC News
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