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KnittingFoole
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I work for a small pack/ship store in Florida. My boss, the owner of the store, is a notary who has been doing marriage ceremonies for many years. It is something she generally does outside of the store setting. I am also a notary, but I do not perform civil ceremonies. Recently, since Florida legalized same-sex “marriage” she has begun to perform civil ceremonies for same sex couples, and, instead of being outside the storefront, I am now required to take their information, take payment for the ceremony, and a few other minor duties. I don’t really feel comfortable with this process and I have expressed this to my boss and explained my reasons why I, as a practicing Catholic, do not recognize marriage outside of the union between one man and one woman. She expressed the view of “oh well, as long as they’re not bringing it into my bedroom, it’s ok.” This morning I had to provide a same sex couple with copies of their vows, take their payment, and get some information for my boss as to how to contact them. I was very polite and nice, and I’m sure they’re nice people, but I don’t believe that they are “getting married.” I’m not sure how complicit I am in this process. It seems pretty remote, but since it is being brought into the storefront and being made an actual part of my job, that this may balloon into other duties as well. Do I need to go to confession for my part in helping to further same-sex marriage? Do I need to tell my boss that I can’t take any part in providing services to same sex couples who want to be “married?”