This is the headline: Christian leaders vow to resist gay marriage, abortion
The marriage section decries heterosexual promiscuity and
infidelity. It says that churches often failed to provide good models
and clear teaching.
"The impulse to redefine marriage in order to recognize same-sex and multiple partner relationships is a symptom, rather than the cause, of the erosion of the marriage culture," the declaration said. "Yet it is critical that the impulse be resisted, for yielding to it would mean abandoning the possibility of restoring a sound understanding of marriage."
The churches OFTEN failed to provide good models and clear teaching, but let's twist the little anti-gay marriage dagger just to remind us where the imminent threat lies ...This document is one series of falsely humble statement of faith after another, not to mention a wonderful duck and weave. We aren't doing so hot with marriage, sayeth the heterosexuals, but let's continue to invest our vast resources into the effort which won't actually save any heterosexual marriages, shall we? I mean, that makes sense, right? No need to take actual ownership of your institutional fail if you still have a scapegoat after all. Plus, you can float along on the willingness to go to jail to defend marriage and/or your tax exempt status without actually doing something.
Cause that's what Jesus would do.
Same thing with abortion ... false modesty and bullshit media coverage.
The section labeled "Life" criticizes President Obama for saying he
wants to reduce the number of abortions while also dropping
restrictions on abortion. But it continues that responsibility for "the
culture of death" belongs to both political parties. It includes
genocide, labor exploitation and racial discrimination as life issues.
"We see these travesties as flowing from the same loss of the sense of the dignity of the human person and the sanctity of human life that drives the abortion industry," it said.
Yeah. I'll believe it when the fetus picket signs are traded in for signs featuring the child victims of genocide, human trafficking, sweatshops and racism.
Here's the pressing question.
Would Bishop Zubik deny communion to a divorced Catholic Mayor whose Administration defends the bubble zone?
Here's the pressing question.
Would Bishop Zubik deny communion to a divorced Catholic Mayor whose Administration defends the bubble zone?
