CNN Asks Catholic Bishop 'Why Not Get on Board' and Support Gay Marriage

mrc ^ | March 8, 2012 | Matt Hadro

[NYer]

Yet, as Blessed John Paul II observed, the future of humanity passes by way of the family (cf. Familiaris Consortio, 85). Indeed, “the good that the Church and society as a whole expect from marriage and from the family founded on marriage is so great as to call for full pastoral commitment to this particular area. Marriage and the family are institutions that must be promoted and defended from every possible misrepresentation of their true nature, since whatever is injurious to them is injurious to society itself” (Sacramentum Caritatis, 29). In this regard, particular mention must be made of the powerful political and cultural currents seeking to alter the legal definition of marriage. The Church’s conscientious effort to resist this pressure calls for a reasoned defense of marriage as a natural institution consisting of a specific communion of persons, essentially rooted in the complementarity of the sexes and oriented to procreation. Sexual differences cannot be dismissed as irrelevant to the definition of marriage. Defending the institution of marriage as a social reality is ultimately a question of justice, since it entails safeguarding the good of the entire human community and the rights of parents and children alike.
Benedict XVI: Address to U.S. Bishops

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[Jack Burton007]

Because it would be promoting sin and the church should not take that path.

How effen stupid are these “journalists”?

[SatinDoll]

To compormise with evil is to become evil oneself.

[Notwithstanding]

The thinking man opts for the wisdom of the ages over the spirit of the age every time.

[stephenjohnbanker]

43% my eye!

Totally fraudulent numbers.

[manc]

here’s a thought for these people.

How about you lot coming to our view, a view which has reproduced naturally for thousands of years , a view which does not give you diseases like the queer sex does, a view which kids can have a better upbringing and a person they can look up to.
A father for a boy and a mother for a girl.

So you queer pushers out there why not come round to the fact you are a minority a vocal one but a minority and a sick one at that

[stephenjohnbanker]

B U M P

[MNDude]

On board with the minority?

[Raycpa]

There is a biblical basis for government acting under majority rule:

Mark 15:6-15

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6 Now it was the custom at the festival to release a prisoner whom the people requested. 7 A man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the uprising. 8 The crowd came up and asked Pilate to do for them what he usually did.

9 “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate, 10 knowing it was out of self-interest that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have Pilate release Barabbas instead.

12 “What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them.

13 “Crucify him!” they shouted.

14 “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate.

But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”

15 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.

[Not A Snowbird]

Because it would be sinful and contrary to the Christ’s teaching?

[Tax-chick]

Excellent observation.

[reaganaut]

Why not get on board? Because God isn’t PC. The Bible is clear about the fate of practicing homosexuals.

Stupid people like this CNN reporter make my brain sad.

[silverleaf]

Really, why not change the name of the Church to “The Church of Whass Happenin’ Now”

Let’s take polls and vote every month on what we should believe. Morality to be determined by majority rule

[RinaseaofDs]

I have a counter question:

“What if we could cure homosexuality? Do homosexuals that wish to be heterosexual, but cannot on their own, have the right to advocate for a cure without political reprisal?

Today, if the Church announced that it was funding an effort into the causes of homosexuality in pursuit of a cure, would we be met with anyting other than scorn?

We could do more research into whether pedophilia and homosexuality are related, and research or therapeutic approaches into one may reveal insights into the others.”

[Argus]

The only proper response to this harpy’s suggestions is “Get thee behind me, Satan.”

[USS Alaska]

Every time the question of "gay marriage" is raised, I think, what if God had a real perverse sense of humor and took a rib from Adam and created Bill.

No need for the devil, the human race would have non-procreated it self out of existence by two horny guys with two hairy butts.

The devil would have invented a woman, and God would still be laughing, saying ,"I created gayness and liberalism and now they want to be conservatives and have families".

There is no satisfying this "human" creature, I'm not sure I'll let my Son go down and try to save the miserable creatures.

[livius]

The stupidity of her question absolutely makes my mouth drop open.

But I thought the bishop handled it very well; he stuck to his point and wouldn’t let her distract him or get anything out of him that could be used as a soundbite to imply that he supported gay “marriage.” Score one for the Bishop!

[mtg]

43% my eye! Totally fraudulent numbers.

You've got that right.

[Vigilanteman]

I wish the bishop would have asked “Why don’t you try being real journalists instead of pimps for Satan for a change?”