Church says Alterina’s marriage illegal

[Shana A]

Church says Alterina's marriage illegal
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 06/07/2010 9:46 AM

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/06/07/church-says-alterina%E2%80%99s-marriage-illegal.html

The Indonesian Bishops' Council (KWI) has declared the controversial marriage of transgender Alterina Hofan illegal, kompas.com reported on Monday.

KWI secretary Benny Susetyo said the Catholic Church could not accept the marriage and suggested that Alterina should seek medication rather than changing her sex status.

"The Catholic Church bans marriage between people of the same sex," Benny said, adding that the KWI deemed Alterina had defied her nature.

Alterina has the rare Klinefelter's syndrome which gives him an extra X chromosome, making him look more effeminate. After years of operations, he documented himself as a man and even married Jane Hadipoespito.