[alisasny]

Hasn't Mz. Duddy-Burke already disregarded Catholic church teachings?

[raised by wolves]

If God's rescinded that policy recently, we never got the memo. So, it's still "evil."

[captaindude2]

the last time the CHURCH went easy on gays we got alot of molested children.
Yes how dare the catholic church teach thier beliefs!!

why would even be a gay catholic (they must like fancy dresses the priest wears during high holidays) the unitarian church is always open, go join it.

[Rick.Donaldson]

``Oh, my God. Wow,'' gasped Marianne Duddy-Burke of Boston Dignity, a group of gay Catholics. ``It's an appalling statement on so many levels. It disregards a civil servant's duty to the entire community.''

I'm not a Catholic, my wife is. I don't recall ever hearing Priests being called "civil servants", but rather "Servants of God". The real problem with the world today is that SPIN is everywhere, even in the mouths of people who will not call someone what they are.

[mdmathis6]

Hence the dividing lines begin...Southern Baptists have been saying these things for years...but Falwell et al (I guess) didn't know what they were talking about. They were all racist homophobes and money grubbing evangelical Catholic bashers. They supported Israel and dissed Disney World and were poked at and made fun of

It is more interesting how the tenor of the caterwauling has changed when Godly Catholics begin to take back their churches.

Watch your backs, Godly Catholics, the same things they do to evangelical,moral protestants, they will do to you...they will even attempt to set you against moral protestants who believe the same as you do regarding life and morality.

We must stand together to defeat evil...God will work out the denominational differences in the day of resurrection!

[Fast Ed97]

CALL TO ACTION CONFERENCE

Same-Sex Marriage: A Justice Issue for Our Time

Marianne Duddy is joined by Bob Pileggi to explore why gay and lesbian couples seek public recognition of their relationships and what's involved in denying them civil marriage. They give one model of Catholic ministry to same-sex couples, describe the Freedom to Marry Project, and share what other faith communities are doing. Duddy, a Catholic lesbian activist with an M.A. in theology, is former president and current executive director of Dignity/USA. She and her life-partner Becky Burke celebrated their marriage at Dignity/Boston in 1998. Pileggi staffs the Marriage Project at Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund in New York, which coordinates efforts nationwide to win the freedom to marry.