Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley
Posted on 08/18/2011 2:12:42 PM PDT by NYer
BALTIMORE, MD, August 17, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Edwin O’Brien, the archbishop of Baltimore, isn’t happy with the Catholic governor of Maryland’s decision to sponsor homosexual “marriage” legislation, but the governor has said that he has no intention of backing down.
A July letter from Archbishop Edwin O’Brien to Governor Martin O’Malley, a Democrat, and an August 4 written response by the governor, were both posted on the governor’s blog last Tuesday.
In his original letter Archbishop O’Brien challenged Governor O’Malley to act in line with his faith and not to support homosexual “marriage,” suggesting that the governor was acting out of “mere political expediency.”
“Preserving the central role of the natural family unit has always been — and should continue to be — the reason why our government recognizes marriage as existing between one man and one woman,” he said.
O’Brien suggested that the July passage of similar legislation in New York has intensified pressure on O’Malley to lend his “active support to legislation to redefine marriage.” But he said that it was “especially hard to fathom” O’Malley supporting homosexual “marriage” legislation, given that “our requests last year for you to sponsor legislation to repeal the death penalty and support students in Catholic and other non-public schools were unheeded.”
The governor responded to O’Brien’s letter in a letter of his own, saying that he agrees with many of the Church’s beliefs, but not on the issue of homosexuality.
“I do not presume, nor would I ever presume as governor, to question or infringe upon your freedom to define, to preach about and to administer the sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church,” O’Malley said. “But on the public issue of granting equal civil marital rights to same-sex couples, you and I disagree.”
“When shortcomings in our laws bring about a result that is unjust, I have a public obligation to try to change that injustice,” said the governor.
“I have concluded that discriminating against individuals based on their sexual orientation in the context of civil marital rights is unjust. I have also concluded that treating the children of families headed by same-sex couples with lesser protections under the law than the children of families headed by heterosexual parents, is also unjust.”
As previously reported by LifeSiteNews, O’Malley announced the passage of homosexual “marriage” as a legislative priority on July 15 at a meeting for the National Governors Association in Salt Lake City, Utah. A bill to legalize homosexual “marriage” passed the Maryland State Senate in March, but it failed to win passage in the House of Delegates. O’Malley had promised to sign the bill if it had been approved by the House.
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Apparently, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley is a ‘cafeteria Catholic’ and will ignore the Archbishop because he desires the praise of men more than praise from God (John 12: 43). His loss.
In what way is O’Malley a Catholic?
O’Malley is less a Catholic than a Democrat, much less.
Sends his children to Catholic school (chauffeured by a State Policeman), shows up at funerals for slain police and firemen.
“I have concluded that discriminating against individuals based on their sexual orientation in the context of civil marital rights is unjust. I have also concluded that treating the children of families headed by same-sex couples with lesser protections under the law than the children of families headed by heterosexual parents, is also unjust.”
But O'Malley will gladly abort them for you. Just pass him a coat-hanger.
O’Malley’s support of (taxpayer funded) abortion is even more serious than his attack on marriage. I am told that he regularly attends mass and takes communion. The archbishop’s duty seems clear to me.
All Henry VIII wanted was a divorce.
He never supported same-sex marriage (and likely would have beheaded anyone who suggested it).
He got read the riot act.
So why does the gov. of Maryland (a much less powerful figure, to boot) get such a free pass?
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People who want to get on board the "let's go to hell in a handbasket and support sexual peversion" train should just be honest and quit calling themselves followers of any religion, since every single monotheist religion (and even Buddhism!) condemns homosexual acts.
I wonder if this is the prelude to excommunication?
I know they have to notify the offender in writing of the offense and give them a chance to repent.
But this guy seems intent on flipping the Church the Bird.
Ofcourse we will never know if he is excommunicated.
The Catholic church needs to conclude that O’Malley is unfit to be a Catholic.
The Democrat party is O’Malley’s religion.
Like so many other politicians, If the party says vote for queers to marry then O’Malley is all for it.
If the party say’s abort babies, then O’Malley is all for it.
If the party say’s lick Obama’s butt. O’Malley will be the third in line right behind Reid and Pelosi.
Hence my question as to whether or not this falls under Canon 915.
The rule of thumb is that the bishop is responsible to initially meet with the individual in private and address the issue. Apparently, this has taken place. We will have to wait to see how the bishop now handles the situation.
I don't expect any action to come from the Church on this. To many people have the good on it.
Under which Canon law?
The believers in Jesus Christ who do not submit to the tyranny of Rome (the Vatican, whatever...) would be completely free to simply tell the man, his support of homosexuality is unbiblically sinful and we would no longer fellowship with him. And that would occur under I Corinthians 5:11. You guys stay right there enslaved to canon law, we’ll continue to use the Bible.
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