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There's too much here that just is a little too shrill.

Similarly, Catholic marriage counselors would be in a difficult position if a same-sex couple were to seek their services.

First off, if one is not accepting state or federal funds for services, no one can force a counselor to accept a couple as clients.

A bit more complicated, Jonhstone said, would be the case of a Catholic who works as a civil registrar of marriages.

There is such a thing as finding another job.

“You could argue that both ways,” Johnstone said. “You could argue that this person is uniting his will with that of the same-sex couple and hence is cooperating with the marriage. Or you could take the view that he is simply willing the civil effects of that act and not the ‘marriage’ itself.”

This is why the church doesn't engage in mental gymnastics. Black or white, yes or no.

Still more complex, Johnstone said, would be a case in which a same-sex couple wishes to enroll their child in a Catholic school.

Catholic schools do not have to accept all children who apply for enrollment. That's part of the point of being private. I know of countless students refused entry to Catholic schools because of family history. It's part of the interview process.

NCR misses again. There's not enough here that defends the faith. It's all the wishy-washy hand-wringing of the folks afraid to say no.

NCR misses again. There's not enough here that defends the faith. It's all the wishy-washy hand-wringing of the folks afraid to say no.

Undoubtedly, substitute the word socialism for homosexual marriage and you're left accepting socialism because socialists do it.

There's not enough here that defends the faith. It's all the wishy-washy hand-wringing of the folks afraid to say no.

On the contrary, it's the first thing I've read which poses some of the problems that Catholics in particular positions will face. The Pope's document did a good job of defending the Faith; this is simply an analysis of the effects.

There's not enough here that defends the faith. It's all the wishy-washy hand-wringing of the folks afraid to say no.

BUMP! Either you have values and believe in them or you don't. If you have values then you make the hard choices that they demand,