text: A couple kisses as a group of demonstrators stand in front of the Italian parliament to protest against homophobia in Rome's Piazza Montecitorio on July 26, 2013. Italy's lower house of Parliament began debating Tuesday a bill that would make homophobia a criminal offense. The law is considered very controversial as the Catholic Church considers homosexuality a sin and as several Catholic figures spanning across center-left and center-right fear the bill could curtain freedom of speech and opinion. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images