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| Region | Vatican City |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Because Vatican City is governed by Canon law, same-sex marriage is prohibited. However, in 2020, Pope Francis declared his support for same-sex civil unions, citing theology. |
| Sources | https://www.npr.org/2020/10/21/926219084/pope-francis-calls-for-same-sex-civil-union-law-in-new-documentary https://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/vatican1.html |
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- All information is correct, just adding sources ""The age of consent is currently set at 18 years for all persons, regardless of gender; in the case of sexual relations within marriage
—"only in the cases of marriages recognized as valid by the Catholic Church and by the laws of Vatican City" (Under Article 4(c) of the law of 1 October 2008 on the sources of law "Legge N. LXXI sulle fonti del diritto". https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/labour_office/docs/documents/ulsa_b16_1_it.html); "marriage is exclusively regulated by canon law in Vatican City" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_law_of_the_Catholic_Church)—
the legal age is set at "14" years old (https://www.vaticanstate.va/phocadownload/leggi-decreti/normativa-penale/Legge%20n.%20VIII%20-%20Norme%20complementari%20in%20materia%20penale.pdf)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Vatican_City"
Revision History (8)
edited by jadeywadey. removing start date, it was not available before then
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| Start Date | 1929 | (unknown) |
edited by jadeywadey. fixed start date
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| Start Date | Oct 1, 2020 | 1929 |
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| Description | Same-sex marriage was ruled to be incompatible with the Catholic Church, however same-sex civil unions were favored by Pope Francis. | Because Vatican City is governed by Canon law, same-sex marriage is prohibited. However, in 2020, Pope Francis declared his support for same-sex civil unions, citing theology. |
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| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Vatican_City#Criminal_law | https://www.npr.org/2020/10/21/926219084/pope-francis-calls-for-same-sex-civil-union-law-in-new-documentary https://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/vatican1.html |
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edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. added
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Oct 1, 2020 |
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- Status is not correct "There is no legal marriage, but Church blessings are implemented for gay couples from 18 December 2023."
edited by Samuel_NOT_Samuele. added
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Banned |
| Special Status | N/A | Banned |
edited by JordanB3047
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| Special Status | Ambiguous | N/A |
| Description | No law regarding the topic. | Same-sex marriage was ruled to be incompatible with the Catholic Church, however same-sex civil unions were favored by Pope Francis. |
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| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Vatican_City#Criminal_law | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Vatican_City#Criminal_law |
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- Status is not correct "Same-sex civil unions are not legal"
- Status is not correct "In Vatican City same-sex civil unions are illegal"
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Unrecognized | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Unrecognized | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | 1929 | (unknown) |
| Description | Same-sex marriage is not recognize in Vatican City. | No law regarding the topic. |
| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Vatican_City#Criminal_law |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Same sex marriage was ruled to be incompatible with the Catholic Church however same sex civil unions were favoured by Pope Francis."