On the contrary, it is a very important part of the placement of a child for adoption to be discriminating with respect to the pool of possible parents. Any agency which fails in such regard is being lax in its duty and ought to have its policy objected to.
No, the city does not call the Church hateful; only insensitive and ignorant.
It is indeed important that adoption agencies carefully screen potential adoptive parents to ensure that they can provide a safe and secure home for the child. Factors to look at would include financial stability of the prospective parents, their criminal background (better said, their lack of one), the length of time the couple has been together.
Mark, all Catholics do not blindly follow Church policy. There are many policies (e.g. use of birth control) which most Catholics completely ignore.
Just because some Catholics ignore doctrine doesn’t mean that doctrine is bad doctrine.
You can assert this as many times as you like, but it does not change the opinion of the Church, that placing a child with a same-sex couple would be to do violence to the child.
As a legal matter, the decision issued in this case was clearly the correct one. The resolution was issued by the city to a Cardinal of the Vatican encouraging him not to issue directives that discriminate against San Francisco residents because of their sexual orientation.
The Church’s opinion on this topic is without evidence or justification and is discriminatory. It should therefore be fought.
The Church’s position on this is justified and correct.
Your opinion on this topic (I presume, since you keep asserting it) is just as much without evidence or justification. We have already agreed that discrimination is required in this situation, if the interests of the child are to be served.
You’ve made a rather bold statement. Back it up. Show us the hard data that children raised by homosexual couples aren’t disadvantaged compared to those raised by a married, heterosexual couple.
You seem angry and frustrated. Why don’t we approach the problem as the Church teaches us – let us pray for the grace to understand and accept the Church’s teaching.
I don’t know why you sensed any anger. I’m not angry, just pointing out a discriminatory Church policy.
It’s prayer and action. The Church doesn’t do pipeline theology.
You need to work on your analogies. Let me explain. There is a demonstrable correlation between drinking and driving and fatalities, so the law makes sense to follow in order to prevent deaths.
Just because some Catholics don’t follow that policy doesn’t make it a bad policy. We have laws that make bank robbery illegal. I guess since some people try to rob banks makes it a bad law.
You’re mising the point. The burden of proof is on the creator of the arbitrary, discriminatory policy to show that the benefits outweigh the discriminatory affect.
Yes, of course, because only those Catholics who are faithful to the Church are the blind ones.
Here’s a thought: Rather than insulting faithful Catholics, why not actually try to justify your position:
You’ve made a rather bold statement. Back it up. Show us the hard data that children raised by homosexual couples aren’t disadvantaged compared to those raised by a married, heterosexual couple.
– Mark L. Chance.
Ok fine, just because some people don’t follow some laws that does not make those laws bad. This is true, although that’s not what I’m saying so I’m not sure where that gets you.
Absolutely, we should prevent arbitrary discrimination which is why the judge’s ruling should be overturned. Glad we’re in agreement.
