it wanted to reaffirm that sexual acts outside of the bond of sacramental marriage between one man and one woman, including homosexual acts, are morally disordered. The statement follows last month’s Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court’s (ECSC) ruling that struck down the laws that had criminalized same-sex relations with offenders facing the possibility of up to 10 years in prison. The ECSC said two sections of the island’s criminal code that banned “gross indecency” and “buggery” were unconstitutional. The case was one of the five country strategic litigation initiatives of the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality (ECADE) which has been working closely with LGBTQ+ organizations, individuals and allies to protect and promote the community’s basic human rights. (Jamaica Gleaner)