I think there is a bit of cultural misunderstanding going on here.
I have to assume trebb is not Catholic and don-o is.
It is a well understood tenet of the Catholic faith that attending a wedding is showing theological approval of same. Therefore, Catholics are officially forbidden to attend the wedding of another Catholic who has divorced and remarried. That means even close friends and family members.
I’m sure you can understand the friction generated by such a rule, but it is roughly equivalent to inviting an Orthodox Jew to eat pork.
This also explains why the “gay marriage” question is so important to the left.
When asked of a Catholic, it identifies whether that Catholic has chosen to stick to his faith, or roll over for the sake of expediency.
Thanks for the 'pouring of some oil on the waters".
Some folks get really testy wiht me and that's fine but my real intent is to keep the thought process going and our examination of God and what He means to us - I could be a bit more "subdued" about it but He keeps me fired up. I learn much from the "discussions" with others, whether it be Biblical or religious (not always the same to me).
BTW - I believe I confused don-o with Mrs don-o who has engaged me several times - hope it didn't cause confusion.
I am an Orthodox Christian. My argument is not sectarian, but should be acceptable to Christians of all traditions. I do welcome Christians of other traditions to show where I am wrong.
It isn’t only Catholicism. A Christian of any stripe would view attendance at a queer wedding as open defiance of God. It amounts to sanctioning and even celebrating something God says is detestable.
It is the absolute opposite of “common sense.”