“To you, the countless millions of men and women, our brothers and sisters who live in Asia, this crossroads of cultures ancient and modern… the blessing of God, abiding peace and fraternity,” Saint Paul VI
Holy Father explained that “those who vehemently protest [the document] belong to small ideological groups,” while the Catholic Church in Africa presented “a special case” because “for them, homosexuality is something 'ugly' from a cultural point of view.”