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Knights of Columbus Council Reverses Course, Agrees to Host Same-Sex Wedding Reception
The Deacon's Bench ^ | 1/2/15 | Deacon Greg Kandra

Posted on 01/02/2015 1:08:49 PM PST by marshmallow

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Back in September, Alexandria Marie Shields and Taylor Butcher booked the Knights of Columbus hall in Madison, Indiana for the reception that will follow their upcoming wedding ceremony. On Monday, Knights of Columbus Council 934 called the couple to tell them it was refunding their deposit as they do not agree with same-sex unions. Wednesday evening, the council reversed course and has agreed to let them have the facility.

…In a Facebook post Wednesday evening, the Knights of Columbus said it would allow the reception after all. It posted “Council 934 regrets that there was some confusion over the hall rental request and that no contract was ever signed. We are happy to accommodate Taylor’s request to hold her reception there and we will waive the usual hall rental fee, given the misunderstanding that occurred.”

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TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: franciseffect; homosexualagenda; indiana; kofc; ssm
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As the heat is turned up by the homosexual activists and their fellow travelers, expect to see more capitulations.
1 posted on 01/02/2015 1:08:49 PM PST by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

Our KC council would have kicked them out if it came to our district. However, the order might have come from the state or district levels.


2 posted on 01/02/2015 1:14:26 PM PST by max americana (fired liberals in our company last election, and I laughed while they cried (true story))
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To: marshmallow

Why would they honor bad behavior ? Total sin and decadence.


3 posted on 01/02/2015 1:15:17 PM PST by iowacornman (Romney is the father of government health care.)
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To: marshmallow

Is this the Knights of Columbus in Queens?


4 posted on 01/02/2015 1:15:59 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie (The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
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To: marshmallow

this is insane....the KofC allowing gay marriage ceremonies?....they better quick change their policies....otherwise, I would advise all the members to quit, immediately....


5 posted on 01/02/2015 1:21:01 PM PST by cherry
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Revoke their Charter. You are either Knights or caterers. You have brought disrepute on your council.


6 posted on 01/02/2015 1:21:49 PM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: marshmallow
OMG!! The KofC should be ASHAMED of THEMSELVES!!! My Father is rolling over in his GRAVE!!!

Hey KofC.....what if it were SKINHEADS Getting Married??? No....I didn;t think you would.

7 posted on 01/02/2015 1:26:11 PM PST by Ann Archy (ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: max americana
Seriously! Does anyone in their right mind think this type of capitulation will convince the gay mafia to suddenly love the Catholic Church?

Or will it just embolden their next move?

8 posted on 01/02/2015 1:26:51 PM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Madison INDIANA!!! A little nothingburger town on the Ohio river in the MIDWEST!!!!


9 posted on 01/02/2015 1:27:24 PM PST by Ann Archy (ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

That’s the best place for the activists to start because little podunk towns do not have the resources to deal with an expensive lawsuit.


10 posted on 01/02/2015 1:29:34 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: Vigilanteman

survey SEZ:

Ebolden their Next Move!!


11 posted on 01/02/2015 1:29:41 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Ann Archy

That’s the best place for the activists to start because little podunk towns do not have the resources to deal with an expensive lawsuit.

So they’ll cave before making an issue of it.

Sad......


12 posted on 01/02/2015 1:30:03 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: marshmallow

My first thought is that they never should have agreed to host it in the first place. But who would guess that someone named Taylor Butcher is a woman?


13 posted on 01/02/2015 1:30:57 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: marshmallow

Wow!


14 posted on 01/02/2015 1:31:08 PM PST by onedoug
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To: marshmallow
Geez, I have my check all made out and in the envelope to pay my membership dues to my KOC Council. Guess it's staying put till this gets explained and it better be good.
15 posted on 01/02/2015 1:44:42 PM PST by pleasenotcalifornia
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To: marshmallow

Could we please get a few of our key Archbishops and Cardinals off of their duffs and formally denounce the behavior of some of these supposed “Catholic” groups, Universities, and Charities?

If you decide to make up your own rules then at least have the decency to change the sign on your door and your stationery.


16 posted on 01/02/2015 1:45:40 PM PST by G Larry (Amnesty imposes SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL immigrants & minorities)
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To: marshmallow

wow and for free too

crazy


17 posted on 01/02/2015 1:48:05 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: marshmallow

If they contracted to rent to them. Ir was their own fault. They should not have rented to them in the first place.


18 posted on 01/02/2015 1:50:43 PM PST by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: marshmallow

There are so many ways to have fun with a situation like this:)

You wanted air conditioning or heat? Lights? Working toilets?


19 posted on 01/02/2015 1:54:44 PM PST by isthisnickcool (NO MORE IRS!)
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To: massgopguy
Dear massgopguy,

“You are either Knights or caterers.”

They are likely both.

Councils with halls usually have a parallel organization that owns and runs the hall. Often, it's called the “home corporation,” as in, “Council #5555 Home Corporation.” The corporation is the actual entity that owns the hall and the catering business and services that go with it. The council controls, but does not own the corporation. The corporation must obey all federal and state statutes, including any “anti-discrimination” statutes on the books.

Thus, the council may have been under legal obligation to capitulate.

I forget the specific tax reasons for this; it has to do with taxable versus non-taxable council activities. Beyond the tax issues, Supreme strongly discourages that councils directly own real property.

For many councils, it's absolutely necessary to run a for-profit catering business out of the council home, otherwise, the council home is just unsupportable. The alternative is for the council to have no physical home, and to rely on the good graces of local pastors to allow councils to use parish facilities for their activities.

Which sometimes works out. And sometimes doesn't. It also means that the survival of a council can turn on the attitude and receptiveness of a new pastor when he rolls into a parish. I've actually seen councils without their own homes brought nearly to the point of destruction by new pastors. In one case, it required the intervention of the ordinary of the archdiocese to prevent that eventuality. In another case, it took extraordinary effort on the part of State and District officers to prevent another such destruction.


sitetest

20 posted on 01/02/2015 1:55:29 PM PST by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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