Says it all
Posted on 10/31/2004 5:53:56 AM PST by Diago
Subj: Kerry Scolds Vatican Over Gay Marriage
Date: 10/31/2004 8:37:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: "Fr. Peter West"
To:
Kerry Scolds Vatican Over Gay Marriage
Associated Press
BOSTON - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry scolded the Vatican Friday for saying Catholic politicians like himself have a "moral duty" to oppose laws granting legal rights to gay couples.
"I believe in the church and I care about it enormously," said the Massachusetts senator. "But I think that it's important to not have the church instructing politicians. That is an inappropriate crossing of the line in America."
The Vatican had urged Catholics and non-Catholics Thursday to unite in campaigning against gay marriages and gay adoptions. The 12-page document, issued by the church, presents a battle plan for politicians confronted with legislation legalizing same-sex unions and rails against gay adoption.
The document calls on Catholic politicians to vote against laws granting legal recognition to homosexual unions and to work to repeal those already on the books.
"To vote in favor of a law so harmful to the common good is gravely immoral," it said, although it didn't specify penalties for Catholics who do.
Kerry opposes gay marriage, saying it is a right reserved in America for men and women, but he has said gay couples should have the same legal rights as husbands and wives.
When it returns from its August recess, the Senate will begin hearings to determine whether new laws are necessary to strengthen the federal definition of marriage as a man and a woman, a Republican senator said Friday.
In 1996, President Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied federal recognition of same-sex marriages and allowed states to ignore same-sex unions licensed elsewhere.
President Bush said at a White House news conference Wednesday that he believes "a marriage is between a man and a woman, and I think we ought to codify that one way or the other."
Bush spokesman Scott McClellan said the next day that the White House was studying possible responses if pending lawsuits in Massachusetts and New Jersey result in legalization of gay marriage.
Some Republicans in Congress also are pushing for a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriages.
He simply cannot be taking his religion seriously. He is torn. He was brought up Catholic, then made public the fact that he was Jewish. His whole life is schitzophrenic.
Christ would then say to sKerry: "Depart from me into the lake of fire. I never knew you, you evildoer."
And that would be the last word. You would hear the screams of Kerry as he is tossed alive into a fiery furnace to be tormented forever.
I think Kerry thinks he is Christ. Remember how DemocRATS criticized Bush for his references to God? As RUSH says DemocRATS always criticize the things they themselves do or believe.
It's just more evidence that getting Republican elected isn't good enough. Liberal Republicans must be shunned and enough conservatives need to step up and constantly apply pressure on Bush and those running the GOP.
The biggest issue if Bush gets reelected will be the issue of judges. If he doesn't have to run for reelection, it will be interesting to see if the judges are as conservative as they have been. There can be no more David Souters nominated .
I received it as an e-mail. Google a couple of key phrases to see if there is a link available.
Kerry is the anti-Catholic
arrogant moron + traitor
Says it all
Bump and Ping.
I tend to agree with whoever said that Kerry may have just done something out of moral arrogance that is extremely Not Smart.
IBM employees used to call it a "career-limiting move".
Well, I think we're going to be disappointed there. The few who've been discussed as appellate nominees or potential SCOTUS nominees have been pro-abortion, pro-Roe RiNO's. "Economic conservative" Rotary Club types, similar to Kennedy and Souter (although Souter had no palpable track record -- and barely a pulse -- when he came up, so who knew?).
Both Reagan nominees, Kennedy and O'Connor continue to swing like a rusty gate. I think both of them voted with the majority in the Lawrence decision, which pretty much showed us what they're made of, juridically.
The official position of the Catholic Church on Gay Unions:
CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING PROPOSALS TO GIVE LEGAL RECOGNITION TO UNIONS BETWEEN HOMOSEXUAL PERSONS
In the Catholic tradition, responsible citizenship is a virtue; participation in the political process is a moral obligation.
Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Call to Political Responsibility
Catholic Ping - please freepmail me if you want on/off this list
We can hope and pray!
Thank you for that great list of links!
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LOL, that's like saying I believe in the Catholic Church to a point, so don't confuse me with its teachings because, I have my mind made up.
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