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Bluenorthwest

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33. Supreme Court Decision on Marriage “A Tragic Error” Says President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Wed Jul 1, 2015, 11:39 AM
Jul 2015

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court decision, June 26, interpreting the U.S. Constitution to require all states to license and recognize same-sex “marriage” “is a tragic error that harms the common good and most vulnerable among us,” said Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).

The full statement follows:

Regardless of what a narrow majority of the Supreme Court may declare at this moment in history, the nature of the human person and marriage remains unchanged and unchangeable. Just as Roe v. Wade did not settle the question of abortion over forty years ago, Obergefell v. Hodges does not settle the question of marriage today. Neither decision is rooted in the truth, and as a result, both will eventually fail. Today the Court is wrong again. It is profoundly immoral and unjust for the government to declare that two people of the same sex can constitute a marriage.

The unique meaning of marriage as the union of one man and one woman is inscribed in our bodies as male and female. The protection of this meaning is a critical dimension of the “integral ecology” that Pope Francis has called us to promote. Mandating marriage redefinition across the country is a tragic error that harms the common good and most vulnerable among us, especially children. The law has a duty to support every child’s basic right to be raised, where possible, by his or her married mother and father in a stable home.

Jesus Christ, with great love, taught unambiguously that from the beginning marriage is the lifelong union of one man and one woman. As Catholic bishops, we follow our Lord and will continue to teach and to act according to this truth.

I encourage Catholics to move forward with faith, hope, and love: faith in the unchanging truth about marriage, rooted in the immutable nature of the human person and confirmed by divine revelation; hope that these truths will once again prevail in our society, not only by their logic, but by their great beauty and manifest service to the common good; and love for all our neighbors, even those who hate us or would punish us for our faith and moral convictions.

Lastly, I call upon all people of good will to join us in proclaiming the goodness, truth, and beauty of marriage as rightly understood for millennia, and I ask all in positions of power and authority to respect the God-given freedom to seek, live by, and bear witness to the truth.
http://www.usccb.org/news/2015/15-103.cfm


So that, very clearly stated, is how the Bishops think, the leadership of the Church. Are they also 'not normal'? How about Francis, who is actively opposed to equality? Not normal?

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I wonder who financed that video. Normal Catholics don't think that way. onehandle Jul 2015 #1
It is a non-profit called Catholic Vote marym625 Jul 2015 #3
Back when I was more involved with the church... onehandle Jul 2015 #9
and for whatever reason, marym625 Jul 2015 #10
they are a self-described "conservative" (that is, far-right) organization MBS Jul 2015 #22
Supreme Court Decision on Marriage “A Tragic Error” Says President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference Bluenorthwest Jul 2015 #33
They're even a slimmer percentage of Catholics than the vocal minority. onehandle Jul 2015 #42
This message was self-deleted by its author MFrohike Jul 2015 #61
Catholic Vote Spirochete Jul 2015 #54
message to those crying oppression & persecution ... napkinz Jul 2015 #2
Thank you for this, napkinz. marym625 Jul 2015 #5
their crying on the video is just insulting napkinz Jul 2015 #11
yep. marym625 Jul 2015 #14
yes, the second video is brilliant! napkinz Jul 2015 #18
I actually thought it had to be when I first saw it marym625 Jul 2015 #21
Well, we are infringing on their right to discriminate... Wounded Bear Jul 2015 #38
... napkinz Jul 2015 #4
LOL! marym625 Jul 2015 #7
:) napkinz Jul 2015 #46
Bawhahaha! marym625 Jul 2015 #49
"And why not steal the words of those that have ACTUALLY suffered?" napkinz Jul 2015 #6
Amen to that! marym625 Jul 2015 #8
I'm so tired of this crap from the religious right I did two threads on this subject napkinz Jul 2015 #12
I saw the first marym625 Jul 2015 #17
"Just horrendous" napkinz Jul 2015 #23
+1000 marym625 Jul 2015 #26
Is that first video real? Seriously real? Because if it is...LMAO. Solly Mack Jul 2015 #13
Jon Stewart nails it ... napkinz Jul 2015 #15
Exactly. We should all be so oppressed. Solly Mack Jul 2015 #16
ha ha. I am really going to miss Stewart. n/t Jefferson23 Jul 2015 #20
yep. it's real. marym625 Jul 2015 #19
Notice how they tried to get a broad spectrum of people so as to emphasize Solly Mack Jul 2015 #24
It's just unreal marym625 Jul 2015 #27
1st video. One guys says, I feel insecure about speaking from the heart ( his heart ) Jefferson23 Jul 2015 #25
Thanks for the K&R marym625 Jul 2015 #29
I wonder the PR firm who assisted putting together the 1st video. Carefully choosing Jefferson23 Jul 2015 #31
The part that pisses me off the most marym625 Jul 2015 #32
Yes and they should be making great effort to relieve bigotry..not keep it thriving. n/t Jefferson23 Jul 2015 #35
One would think that's what a Christian would do. marym625 Jul 2015 #37
The US Conference of Bishops is also using that 'we are persecuted, hated for Jesus' rhetoric Bluenorthwest Jul 2015 #39
I hope with persistence against their lies that will become a failed strategy soon. Until then, Jefferson23 Jul 2015 #43
here's a challenge for the oppressed religious right ... napkinz Jul 2015 #28
LOVE IT! marym625 Jul 2015 #30
Ricky Gervais said it well... SidDithers Jul 2015 #34
Good one! marym625 Jul 2015 #36
Catholic Vote, standing up for people who want to be a bully and take rights away from other people AZ Progressive Jul 2015 #40
wouldn't that be nice,? marym625 Jul 2015 #41
Too bad for them the Catholic vote traditionally votes for the Democrats. mmonk Jul 2015 #44
It must make them crazy that the Pope is preaching tolerance marym625 Jul 2015 #45
the Mel Gibson Catholics are pretty desperate MisterP Jul 2015 #47
kick napkinz Jul 2015 #48
Thank you marym625 Jul 2015 #50
:) napkinz Jul 2015 #53
Buchannanite Romanism is a thing of the past. Dawson Leery Jul 2015 #51
Yeah, Cardinal George in Chicago marym625 Jul 2015 #52
Boo hoo! They're only happy when they're oppressing others Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #55
Love that last line! marym625 Jul 2015 #56
Thank you! The 2nd video is spot on. Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #57
and did it with such great humor! marym625 Jul 2015 #58
another must see video ... "Woman Posts Epic Anti-Gay Video on Facebook" napkinz Jul 2015 #59
WOW! marym625 Jul 2015 #60
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