Gay Parents Baptize Quadruplets

Las Vegas Sun ^ | October 27, 2002 | AP

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Today: October 27, 2002 at 11:50:10 PST

Gay Parents Baptize Quadruplets

ASSOCIATED PRESS

LEXINGTON, Ky.- A gay couple who became parents of quadruplets after enlisting the help of a surrogate mother had their 3-month-old children baptized Saturday in a Roman Catholic church.

Father Paul Prabell blessed the men, Thomas Dysarz and Michael Meehan, and baptized their daughter and three sons at Lexington's Cathedral of Christ the King.

"This is what Christ would do," said Meehan, the quadruplets' biological father. The babies "are God's children. That's how the church should view it."

Saturday's ceremony was attended by about 30 friends and relatives.

The mother, 23-year-old Brooke Verity, has said she thinks Dysarz and Meehan, a Lexington lawyer, will become great dads. She conceived Michael, Jacob, Tristan and Taylor through in-vitro fertilization in January and gave birth in July.

Prabell said no one had objected to the christening, although he expects that "some people would feel that the christening would be an endorsement of homosexuality and surrogate parenting."

Those issues did not enter into the decision to baptize the quadruplets. Prabell said he and the Catholic Diocese of Lexington agreed to the baptisms because Dysarz and Meehan said they will raise the children as Catholics.

The men expressed gratitude to the priest for his acceptance.

"I didn't expect him to bless us both. Just like any other couple," Dysarz said.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

I read the title of the article and had to do a double take, I thought it said " Gay Perverts Baptize Quadruplets".

[Ken522]

Go ahead and flame me, but this is an abomination.

[joesnuffy]

you can go through the motions but if the Holy Spirit doesnt show up...whats the point?

[sushiman]

Man oh man ...if somebody had told me when I was a lad in parochial school in the 60's that someday two homosexual men would be able to have 4 kids via a surrogate mother AND get them baptized by the Catholic church I would have said they must be insane . But here we are ...America has changed so much since then I sometimes don't recognize it any longer . Keep in mind I have been in Japan for the past 17 years , looking in from the outside .

[Federalist#34]

The "dad" is right on one count, "The babies are God's children."

Woe to him for causing these precious little ones to stumble.

[irksome1]

My compliments to you on your brave, new theology in which the infants are condemned to the fires of Hell for the sin of being raised by homosexuals.

[asneditor]

So God will ignore the children because their "parents" are gay? Wow! what a great Christian you are!

[goodieD]

"This is what Christ would do"

Christ also said GO AND SIN NO MORE... not 'keep on sinning'....

[templar]

Woe to him for causing these precious little ones to stumble.

How have they stumbled? They are only a few month old.

[templar]

A bit harsh for an opening reply isn't it? Why not give joesnuffy a chance to clarify his statement with a bit more inquisitive response first?

[fatguy]

Catholic descent ping.

[RichInOC]

Gay Parents Baptize Quadruplets

I know I'm horrible, but I have to ask: What did they baptize the kids in?

[fatguy]

. . .through in-vitro fertilization . . .

Meaning numerous embryonic children were used up or discarded in the process. Christ would certainly want to encourage this.

[templar]

Christ also said GO AND SIN NO MORE... not 'keep on sinning'....

And, of course, we who have become Christians no longer sin. It's unfortunate that everyone else can't be more like us.

Give the homo's credit; at least they acknowelege the truth of Gods redemption through Christ. Pray that someday they will seek it for themselves as well as these children. God hasn't given up on them yet, and I think we should not either.

[fatguy]

Prabell said no one had objected to the christening, although he expects that "some people would feel that the christening would be an endorsement of homosexuality and surrogate parenting."

The priest is perceptive.

[stands2reason]

O-kaaaaayyy.....

[templar]

I know I'm horrible, but I have to ask: What did they baptize the kids in?

Shame on you, you really are are horrible. And now I am too for finding your post amusing.

[Bubba_Leroy]

It is good that there are four of them. That way they will all have someone to go to group therapy with.

[fatguy]

Those issues did not enter into the decision to baptize the quadruplets. Prabell said he and the Catholic Diocese of Lexington agreed to the baptisms because Dysarz and Meehan said they will raise the children as Catholics.

What could this possibly mean?