Posted on 02/17/2016 5:25:56 PM PST by marshmallow
NEW YORK (ChurchMilitant.com) - The bishops of New York have no plans to oppose state measures against gay conversion therapy.
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced in a February 6 press release he would ban counseling for minors to help get rid of unwanted same-sex desires, which he called "a hateful and fundamentally flawed practice."
"New York has been at the forefront of acceptance and equality for the LGBT community for decades," Cuomo said, "and today we are continuing that legacy and leading by example."
"We will not allow the misguided and the intolerant to punish LGBT young people for simply being who they are," he insisted.
In addition to banning gay reparative therapy for those under 18, the new regulations will bar healthcare coverage for any form of gay conversion therapy.
The president of the American Psychiatric Association is praising the measures. "Governor Cuomo and the State of New York are commended for taking a principled and scientific stand," said President Renee Binder.
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Because only about four American bishops in the last fifty years have been Catholics.
Don,’t let mere bishops drive you out of the Church! Catholics have always been a tiny minority among the bishops.
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This shouldn’t surprise anyone. When the Oregon legislature moved legislation to allow gay domestic partnerships (with full marriage benefits), the Catholic Church representative said they didn’t oppose the bill - because they “weren’t in the business of discrimination.”
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