In this task, given a sentence in the Malay language, and your task is to convert it into the English language.

Kontroversi tercetus oleh pilihannya iaitu orang Itali yang berpandangan konservatif Rocco Buttiglione untuk jawatan Jaksa Pesuruhjaya, yang membuat beberapa kenyataan mengenai homoseksual dan wanita yang dibantah oleh ahli-ahli Parlimen Eropah.
Controversy was sparked by his choice of conservative Italian Rocco Buttiglione for the Justice Commissioner position, who made several statements regarding homosexuality and women that members of the European Parliament objected to.