Church in Canada Mulls Possible Exclusion of Baptism for Children of Same-Sex Couples

The possibility of doing this arises from that country's move toward the legal recognition of same-sex "marriages."

Ouellet told reporters after his presentation that supporters of same-sex marriage had created an "insane atmosphere" in Canada.

"It is not good for religious freedom if you cannot express your views and you cannot teach your beliefs," he said.

However, it is "false, wrong and offensive" to equate gay marriage with the unions of married opposite-sex couples who have "produced children to society," Ouellet said.

"This is something a homosexual union cannot offer to society, and you would like Canadian society to accept that as justice itself? I have to say I find that completely irrational."