The Colombian Constitutional Court makes a favorable decision. Gay Catholic Priests can leave their retirement pension to their partners, too.
Two unprecedented events: Pensions to Gay priests partners and that a same-sex couple makes up a family. The Colombian Social Security Institute - Pensions - By resolution 036485 of 2009 - Upon analysis of the pension of a gay couple, they considered that: "The insured, so-and-so, carried out the duties of Catholic priest before his death Likewise, the conditions of his duties presumes that his vow of chastity must be taken into account. That because of the forgoing considerations, it was found to be legitimate to deny the survivors pension that was requested, in as much as the evidence within the case file of the pension request presumes that the deceased insured person held the position of Priest We presented a constitutional coverage action case, which was denied in the first and second instance, but none-the-less the case was reviewed by the Constitutional Court and by sentence T-716 which was legally notified on last Friday May 4th, 2012. Which supports the rights of a surviving partner, ordering the Colombian Social Security Institute to recognize and pay the survivor benefit pension requested. Never-the-less there was another unprecedented event found within the sentence: the high Court found recognized that a gay couple constitutes a family. With this case it becomes clear that no institution of the social security system can presume events of a religious nature to deny rights and benefits. Colombia is a Secular State and gay priests and their partners also have rights. The subject of religion is located in the religious orbit and cannot affect civil rights. The struggle for our rights also benefits the priests of the Vatican Catholic Christian Church that whip and flog us in public, them being the best teachers of double moral standards. You can see the video of the news at http://www.noticiascaracol.com/nacion/articulo-264606-ordenan-pagar-pension- a-homosexual-fue-pareja-de-un-sacerdote Germán Humberto Rincón-Perfetti Awarded the GOLD BUTTON by the Colombian Medical Federation Prize for Academic Teaching Excellence - From the Manuela Beltrán University RINCON-PERFETTI International Lawyers and Consultants Asociación Líderes en Acción The Leaders in Action Association www.rinconperfettiabogados.com Bogotá Toronto
