[xzins]

They would be deprived of the experience of either fatherhood or motherhood. Allowing children to be adopted by persons living in such unions would actually mean doing violence to these children, in the sense that their condition of dependency would be used to place them in an environment that is not conducive to their full human development.

The idea that children are better off adopted by "anything", than they would be if not adopted is illogical. It suggests that nothing is worse than a children's home or a foster arrangement.

[mike_9958]

“The idea that children are better off adopted by “anything”, than they would be if not adopted is illogical. It suggests that nothing is worse than a children’s home or a foster arrangement.”

I think I capitalized the word “IF” a couple of times. Which is what I understood Ryan was saying. Your perception is that there is alaways an alternative.... which I would hope as well.