Gay Marriage for Them, Not Us

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jmcrae said:
That is definitely very tricky. Do you identify more strongly with one sex than the other, or does it matter to you? (I am just being nosy - please just ignore the question if it is too personal.)
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There was a whole thread devoted to me a few months ago 😉 Most of your answers are there, though this is an ongoing thing. I only just recently moved out on my own, and secured my own insurance to actually find out what’s up with my body.

The conundrum is that some priests say I cannot marry based on the fact I’m sterile, and then others say sterility is not an issue, because God could always perform a miracle and I would be capable of getting pregnant (That should answer your first question!)

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Everyman said:
I recently read that the Dalai Llama was asked what he thought about homosexual marriage. (Now look, I know he’s not a good, Catholic authority, but bear with me.)

He responded by saying that he, as a Buddhist, personally believed that homosexuality was wrong and that he would always preach to Buddhists that they must refrain from such a lifestyle. However, he said that he saw no reason why the secular state should forbid the marrying of homosexuals.

This made me think about our situation. As Catholics, should we take a similar position, or is that morally opposed to the teaching of the Church somehow? I ran this by some friends, and they responded by saying, “Yeah, what he said makes sense, but I just don’t want my kids growing up around that.”

What do you think?
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I don’t agree and when you understand the purpose and intention of marriage, you’ll note that those two positions are incompatible. I’d recommend reading a great book on this subject entitled, “Male and Female He made them” by Mary Jo Anderson and Robin Burnhoff.
 
Reepicheep said:
There is a difference between “this is sinful”, and “this should be illegal”.

It doesn’t follow that sinful actions should never be forbidden by law - only that we ought not necessarily to call for laws against every sinful action.

As for “gay marriage”…In a truly Christian state, it would be impossible anyway. You couldn’t find anyone with authority to perform weddings, willing to perform a homosexual wedding.
In a secular/pluralistic state, which IMO is a better description of the United Sates and Canada, the laws must allow for religious diversity.

I don’t know what decision I would make, were I in charge. Like Everyman’s friend, I don’t want kids growing up around that.
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yes, that makes sense. In a pluralistic state, the gay agenda crowd has put pressure on politicians and the media to advance the case for 1st- gay legal unions; then later-- gay marriage. Its a slippery slope. The sad thing is the schools and mainstream media are too cowardly to tell the public about the gay bathhouses that spread Aids and the utter tragedy of the gay lifestyle for most who practice it. We Christians will probably always be a minority crying in the wilderness. There is no shame in our culture, sin just makes you more famous.
 
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