The Mormon Church wants you to know that it is against acts of cruelty against LGBT people.

The Mormon Church says the belittling of others for being different is wrong.

Really.

Now that you’ve spit up your coffee or soda, can you think of a better example of doublespeak?

The Mormon Church made an official statement Tuesday shortly after the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and other gay rights activists and allies presented church leaders in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a petition signed by 150,000 people.

The petition calls on Mormon Apostle Boyd K. Packer to withdraw inaccurate statements he made recently that called same-sex relationships “impure and unnatural” and claimed homosexuality could be cured. Never mind that Packer’s beliefs are factually and scientifically proven to be wrong.

Such false beliefs have been debunked by the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association.

Packer’s words carry considerable clout among Mormons, thus his message is harmful and misleading, especially at a time when LGBT teens are completing suicide at an alarming rate.

And how disingenuous for the Mormon Church to issue a statement claiming to be standing tall with the LGBT community over issues of bullying and harassment. Actions speak louder than words.

Was it not the Mormon Church, which has few followers in California, that raised tens of millions of dollars to help defeat gay marriage in California?

Was it not ads, paid for with Mormon money, that demonized gays and lesbians during the “Yes on 8” campaign?

This is just the tip of the iceberg.

The Mormon Church has been one of the most vocal opponents of equality for the LGBT community. Don’t believe for one minute this outrageous doublespeak.