Posted on 09/13/2016 5:33:45 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
Sen. Tim Kaine's Catholic bishop in Richmond, Va., has an answer for the Democratic vice presidential pick's prediction that the Vatican will change its opposition to same sex marriage: Never.
In a statement provided to Secrets, Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo said, "Marriage is the only institution uniting one man and one woman with each other and with any child who comes from their union. Redefining marriage furthers no one's rights."
Speaking Saturday to the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's leading LGBT lobbying group, Kaine said he believes the church will change its position on gay marriage.
"I think it's going to change because my church also teaches me about a creator who, in the first chapter of Genesis, surveyed the entire world, including mankind, and said, 'It is very good'," he said.
The Washington group called Kaine's speech the top "must-see moment" on its blog:
DEMOCRATIC VEEP NOMINEE TIM KAINE RALLIES FOR LGBTQ EQUALITY, BLASTS TRUMP'S PANDERING: Addressing more than 3,800 LGBTQ advocates and allies at Saturday night's HRC National Dinner, Vice Presidential nominee Senator Tim Kaine shared his devotion to LGBTQ equality and expressed optimism about future shifts from the Catholic Church. He also rebuked Donald Trump's attempts to pander to the LGBTQ community and highlighted the stark contrasts between a Trump-Pence and Clinton-Kaine administration, pledging to prioritize the Equality Act, expand access to crucial HIV and AIDS medications, and protect LGBTQ children from bullying and stigma.
But despite his predictions, Bishop DiLorenzo, leader of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond said the church was unswayed.
Also from the Washington Examiner
"More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on marriage, and despite recent statements from the campaign trail, the Catholic Church's 2,000-year-old teaching to the truth about what constitutes marriage remains unchanged and resolute," he said.
"As Catholics, we believe, all humans warrant dignity and deserve love and respect, and unjust discrimination is always wrong. Our understanding of marriage, however, is a matter or justice and fidelity to our Creator's original design," he added.
He concluded, "We call on Catholics and all those concerned for preserving this sacred union to unite in prayer, to live and speak out with compassion and charity about the true nature of marriage — the heart of family life."
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washingtonexaminer.com
That's news these days.
Hats off to him.
Mighty tepid rebuke, if you ask me. It will have as much impact as the tepid remarks of the bishops as a whole when Obergefell came down.
Good!!
Kaine also supports killing babies in the womb.
BTW - does anyone elses GAYDAR start going into alert mode when this swisher, Kaine speaks? He sounds like that touchy feely gym teacher we all knew in sixth grade
Public excommunication would have been more appropriate.
Nothing short of excommunication is an abdication of the Bishop’s duty to the Church and wayward Catholics.
Kaine is either a GAY or Bi-Sexual!!! No ONE goes to bat for ANAL SEX ABUSERS other than OTHER ANAL SEX ABUSERS.
MY GAYDAR is off the charts when he comes on!!! CREEPY!!!
I agree.I can`t see the apostle Paul,saint Dominic ,st John Vianney being tepid,when it comes to their beloved Christ and His church...
Did his bishop excommunicate him for his 100% rating from Planned Parenthood?
For the fact that Kaine has never voted against an abortion bill?
I believe I read that Kaine received a standing ovation at his “Catholic” church when Clinton chose him.
He is an abomination to his faith and our country.
Oh, but he is “personally opposed” to abortion. Right...
He’s been in line for communion right behind Kerry and Pelosi
Multiple personality disorder, maybe?
Ummm, Kaine, you seem to have forgotten about the small incident of the Fall of Mankind, the entry of sin, death, disease, decay & corruption.... those 'minor' things that happened between "It is very good" and the current state of our World, including you, me & everyone else on the planet.
That's why we ALL need a Savior!
Kaine is a sniveling faggot, he’s as queer as a $3 billl ...
Tim Kaines`s church is a predominantly black church..Which means that round of applause came from black Catholics ,who also have no problem with the abortion movement exterminating the poor populations around the world..Especially the black populations...
He should excommunicate the fraud.
If the democrat powers allow Hillary to continue and she wins, or doesn’t die before she wins, it’s obvious they WANT Kaine in the Oval Office. Is it because he’s gay and pro muslim?
Take it one step further: Denounce him publicly for advancing heresy. Then we can congratulate the Bishop.
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