Catholic Church Threatens To Stop D.C. Services For Needy If Gay Marriage Passes: The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn't change a proposed same-sex marriage law, a threat that could affect tens of thousands of people the church helps with adoption, homelessness and health care.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Catholic Church Threatens To Stop D.C. Services For Needy If Gay Marriage Passes: The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn't change a proposed same-sex marriage law, a threat that could affect tens of thousands of people the church helps with adoption, homelessness and health care.
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The principles of The Church are very clear on marriage, the union of man and woman. That is not going to change, anything that goes against this principle is not acceptable. I completely understand you Matt, your frustration, but we as Catholics must understand that if we don't want to follow the laws of The Church then we anathema. The Church is not going to change, it hasn't in 2,000 years.
Peace Brother, we are doing things within, we are bringing awareness to others that might feel left out and we are bringing hope for future generations so that they don't think they are alone in these and other conflicting teachings and the emotions that they give us.
As an aside - figured out the name thing...
To start - I should probably figure out how to change my Google profile to something slightly less impersonal than "DukeEgr93" though I think all my actual info is on there :)
My problem is this - "The issue wasn't one connected to anyone personal, which I think made it easier to speak as though the issue were black and white." I kinda feel as if members of the priesthood - or really any of the different names given to the profession of leaders of faith - should speak from a place of understanding the very personal relationship with God - or whatever one in the congregation might call The Divine - those listening are looking to strengthen and take that into account while preaching. Not because faith is some kind of democracy, but rather because, as you say, such distancing of theological theory from its actual participants leads to "convenient" classifications of what is Right and what is Wrong.
What I fear is happening is that such an unwillingness to engage with humanity is leading to an institutional championing of dogma versus Christianity - whether it be the use of measures for prevention of disease or the re-examination of women's roles in the church hierarchy or a faithful exploration of how the spectrum of gender and sexuality are a part of God's creation.
Quick personal bias note: some of my earliest and most important inspirations were the Catholic teachers, priests, and nuns at my grade school. Conversely, some of the folks that have made me quarrel the most with the Catholic church were the priests and lay administrators who worked on my parents' divorce.
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