Hispanic religious leaders condemn brutal murder of Puerto Rican gay youth

[valeria333able]

Si q se aga,justicia! Me da mucho gusto q aigan cristianos q entiendan nuestra situacion:)

[muellerican]

YA ES HORA de que en PR se legalice contra el discrimen y a favor del matrimonio entre parejas del mismo sexo y la adopción homoparental. Ya es así en España (país de sobre 40 millones de habitantes), Argentina (otro con casi 50 millones de habitantes) y en Cdd México (con más de 10 millones de habitantes). También es legal en los estados de USA donde más puertorriqueños hay como Connecticut y Massachusetts. Y la celebridad gay más conocida es de PR. Obviamente deberíamos ser los próximos.

[kita0987]

este crimen no puede ser ignorado. basta con los homofobicos que niegan los crimenes de odio hacia los gays, es una verguenza.

me alegro de que haya lideres religiosos que vean las cosas como son en realidad. TODOS los heterosexuales conocemos a un homosexual. en TODAS las familias hay por lo menos un homosexual. reconozcamos eso y apoyemoslos :)

[raneroc]

I think the religous community should have reserved there comments for a situation that was truly a hate crime. This wasn't a random homosexual killing, this young man unfortunately chose to advertise falsely. He hieghtened the risk of a violent confrontaton happening by being deceptive. they should charge him with manslaughter. All other argument are red herrings, the facts of the case do not warrant a bias crime charge.

[kita0987]

wow... we should be blaming the MURDERER and not the victim... for a 43 year old you are such an ignorant, mister... i take it that youre the kind of person that would choose to have a killer, rather than a gay, living next door!

[ogletree21]

Jorge Steven López Mercado should have know better than to come at someone. It is wrong to hit on people that are straight. He should have never wore that dress and pretended to be a woman.

[Thorstenssons]

@ogletree21

I see what you mean but you better think further:

How about killing every straight man, that hits on a lesbian girl?

And of course with same brutality. That would be the same- well?

Or what if a straight man hits on a girl- and she isnt interested?

Instead of saying no thank you she perhaps pull out a browning a blow his head off?

And do you know how many straight girls hit on gay men???

If any gay man kills such a girl, the worlds female population would be halved!

[Reymond112386]

I think is half true what you're saying, but still that doesn't give the reason for the murderer to do what he did. It's like you go on the street you see a trans gender and you go and kill the person, decapitate him and cut him in pieces and then burn him just for dressing like a woman or for just being gay. It's a shame to know that PR is still full of homophobes.

[singboy4]

@ogletree21 .... SO he deserved to be tortured, decapitated, butchered and set on fire??????

[silverlakeshine]

Rev. Rivera is right on with his institutional comment. He displays much transparency.

[leonroz]

Muy buena entrevista, qué bueno es ver que líderes religiosos tomen una postura de entendimiento, humana y justa ante tan atroz y despiadado crímen.