Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Putting things in perspective
In response to Judge Vaughn Walker's overturning of California's Proposition 8 in his ruling on Perry v Schwarzenegger issued today, I'd like to remind everyone that the Church has always supported the right of gays and lesbians to marry. And as long as there are no impediments (e.g., blood relations, already married, etc.), we also support the rights of Christian gays and lesbians to have their marriages solemnized and blessed in the church.
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WTF??? What do you mean, exactly? Is this April 1st? Are you going back to TEC?
No cussin' in the comments, please.
Could you please explain this post, sir? It was my understanding that homosexuality, while itself morally neutral, was a defective sexuality which should be remedied through pastoral care and counseling and required celibacy, and that marriage was a sacrament reserved exclusively for one man and one woman. Perhaps I am misreading your post, any clarification would be greatly appreciated.
I have no disagreement with the comments you made. The biggest problem (in my opinion) with these current events is that it redefines marriage for everyone (which I hoped to illustrate), so that even in the church you have to specify what kind of marriage you mean. Of course, there are not really different kinds of marriages. There are marriages and there are counterfeits.
The church has always supported the right of a gay man to marry a woman and the right of a lesbian to marry a man (as long as there are no impediments).
I understood your points immediately, Father; however, I have to wonder whether what you say is correct. I know of no statements from any of the Churches (or from any of the Protestant ecclesial communities for that matter) which support it, and, given that many persons experiencing same-sex attraction have attempted heterosexual/normal married life only to ultimately fail, seriously complicating the lives of their spouses and any children produced, it would seem that pastorally, celibacy, perhaps in a monastic situation, would indeed be the best choice in most, if not all, of these situations. An exception might be found in cases where both the man and the woman have same-sex attraction and are struggling to pursue normal lives.
Good points. My post was only about rights, not about wisdom or viability.
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