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Kaine, O'Malley Criticize Catholic Church Response to same sex marriage in D.C.
The Washington Times ^ | November 25, 200 | AP

Posted on 11/26/2009 6:25:46 PM PST by HokieMom

RICHMOND | The governors of Virginia and Maryland, both Catholics, said Tuesday that it would be wrong for the church to suspend or reduce social services in the nation's capital if the District approves gay marriage.

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley criticized the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington's response to the District's gay marriage proposal during a joint appearance on Washington radio station WTOP.

The D.C. Council is expected to approve gay marriage next month. The archdiocese says that unless the proposal is amended to add a religious exemption, its Catholic Charities won't be able to continue contracts with the city to run homeless shelters and provide other services to needy residents.

"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."

Said Mr. O'Malley: "It would be very, very sad for all concerned. I don't understand how they can possibly do this."

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: catholiccharities; catholicpoliticians; cinopoliticians; citycouncil; dc; fenty; homosexualagenda; kaine; omalley; religiousleft; samesexmarriage; saynotohomomarriage
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To: Jeff Chandler; HokieMom

” 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.”


21 posted on 11/26/2009 7:23:59 PM PST by blue-duncan
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To: American Constitutionalist

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


22 posted on 11/26/2009 7:24:00 PM PST by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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To: HokieMom
The Church should excommunicate them from the church.
23 posted on 11/26/2009 7:25:07 PM PST by American Constitutionalist (There is no civility in the way the Communist/Marxist want to destroy the USA)
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To: Jeff Chandler

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


24 posted on 11/26/2009 7:25:14 PM PST by Sursum Corda
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To: HokieMom

“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.


25 posted on 11/26/2009 7:25:40 PM PST by Blue Collar Christian ( What happened to my tag line?)
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To: HokieMom
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.

26 posted on 11/26/2009 7:44:06 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: blue-duncan; Sursum Corda; HokieMom

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.


27 posted on 11/26/2009 9:19:31 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (:: The government will do for health care what it did for real estate. ::)
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To: HokieMom

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 .


28 posted on 11/27/2009 5:29:04 AM PST by lionheart 247365 (-:{ GLEN BECK is 0bama's TRANSPARENCY CZAR }:-)
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To: HokieMom; Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; cindy-true-supporter; ...

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

Maryland “Freak State” PING!


29 posted on 11/29/2009 1:40:21 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Don't eat your dog; eat obnoxious, liberal humans to save the planet!)
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To: HokieMom

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.


30 posted on 11/29/2009 6:16:52 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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