Kaine, O'Malley Criticize Catholic Church Response to same sex marriage in D.C.

The Washington Times ^ | November 25, 200 | AP

[blue-duncan]

” how can the Church can deny people their “rights”?”

The Church isn’t denying anyone their “rights”. It is bowing to the fact that the D.C. Council believes it can deliver the services better within its belief system than the Church can within its belief system.

All decisions have consequences; some unintended, some intended. The Church is merely following Thomas Jefferson’s aphorism; “Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.”

[HokieMom]

We will have a chance to see if it’s still true today very soon. This may end up in the Supreme Court.

[American Constitutionalist]

The Church should excommunicate them from the church.

[Sursum Corda]

Jeff,

Please do some further research. It is not the Archdiocese of Washington that wishes to cut ties. It is the DC Council that wishes to erect PC barriers for Christian faith groups.

Sursum Corda

[Blue Collar Christian]

“I’m Catholic and I think it’s wrong,” Mr. Kaine, who also is chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said of the church’s position. “I don’t think you take your ball and go home.”

Typical liberal reasoning; Let’s compromise and do things my way.

[SuziQ]

If the Church is not allowed to operate within the parameters of the Faith, it won't be able to continue to do the work it has done for the people of DC for so many years. Does the DC City Council think that the prerogatives of the VERY few homosexuals in the District who might want to 'get married', outweigh those of the numbers of poor people who would be severely hurt by the removal of the services now provided by the Church?

If the Council wants to be punitive, and not allow for the Conscience rights of people of Faith, it have to accept the consequences of its decision.

[Jeff Chandler]

I know the diocese isn’t doing anything different; they will just refuse to certify that they are compliant with the new requirements. It’s the city that is making the changes and will be dropping the contracts.

My point was that the Church leaders should be more circumspect before they declare as a “right” the service of others, before they declare health care a “human right” as some of them have done. They’ll get caught in their own trap.

[lionheart 247365]

I’d love to see a Bishop tell 0’Malley not to receive communion any longer for his positions on ABORTION and gays . Marylanders are not people or citizens to marty they are simply a revenue supply source .

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I’m really beginning to hate these two...

Maryland “Freak State” PING!

[the OlLine Rebel]

Reading this only in a cursory manner, I can sort of see the point of the gov’s.

Maybe stopping various help because of gay approval is too much.

But then, if they do it, it’s not much skin off my nose. I really don’t care if gays get dissed.