What I don't understand is why a deacon of the Catholic Church is so publicly supportive of taking laws forbidding sodomy off the books--particularly considering the recent scandals in the Church. Looks very bad.
What I don't understand is why a deacon of the Catholic Church is so publicly supportive of taking laws forbidding sodomy off the books-Because they are unenforced, "silly" laws (in the words of Clarence Thomas).
There is a difference between disapproving of homosexual acts and considering them sinful, and enshrining that disapproval into criminal law.