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Scottish Bishops: ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban Would Criminalize Christian Pastoral Care

Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0 The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Assumption (St. Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh) is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Edinburgh near York Place.

Its definition of ‘conversion therapy’ is so vague, the bishops warned, that the proposed law would ‘create a chilling effect’ and could even criminalize ‘advice or opinion given in good faith.’