Illinois dioceses sue to stop enforcement of same-sex adoption rule

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Illinois dioceses sue to stop enforcement of same-sex adoption rule
June 07, 2011
Three Catholic dioceses in Illinois have filed suit to block enforcement of a new law that would require adoption agencies to give equal treatment to homosexual couples.

The dioceses of Peoria, Springfield, and Joliet joined in the lawsuit, on behalf of their offices of Catholic Charities, which currently handle more than 15% of all adoptions in Illinois. Catholic Charities officials say that, since they will not violate Church teachings that condemn placing children with homosexual couples, the new rule forces them to stop providing adoption services.

The lawsuit asks for an injunction to stop enforcement of the laws—and allow Catholic Charities to continue adoption services—until the case is heard. In all three dioceses, Catholic Charities has stopped providing adoptions.

catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=10581
 
Here’s these three and we had another thread about the Diocese of Rockford.

What is the approach being taken by the Archdiocese of Chicago?
 
Catholic Charities officials say that, since they will not violate Church teachings that condemn placing children with homosexual couples, the new rule forces them to stop providing adoption services.
Good for them to uphold the Church if it proves necessary to stop adoptions. Sad reality though.

Just wondering, how does the new healthcare law affect Catholic hospitals and providing abortions? Will they effectively be forced to close too?
 
Didn’t know that Catholic teaching prohibited placing children with homosexual couples - where is this in the catechism, pontifical decree or other church authority - just curious since I wasn’t aware of this
 
I truly hope that they succeed in this. I personally think it is a violation of freedom of religion to force this new law upon Catholic adoption agencies.
 
Didn’t know that Catholic teaching prohibited placing children with homosexual couples - where is this in the catechism, pontifical decree or other church authority - just curious since I wasn’t aware of this
Ok _ i wrote this when I was feeling a little off - I want to explain in case I confused anyone about my beliefs - I accept without exception the Church’s teaching on all matters of faith and morals including homosexuality and no I am not one nor am I a social liberal in catholic clothing. I was making the very small (and admittedly confusing as I read it again- point) that the church had not ruled specifically on children’s placement in homosexual couple type homes - but I dont know maybe it has - anyways I should’ve followed the logic that since the church says (rightfully so) that homosexuality is a sin, that placing children in such an environment could not be in accordance with God’s will - ok? -MEA CULPA!** I hope this clears up what has been on my mind since I wrote it and on anyone else’s mind if anyone else cared at all - which they probably didn’t _ i know I am somewhat of a goof at times -

-soccerdad:rolleyes:**
 
This is just one more thing leading up to forcing the Church to perform homosexual “marriages”.
 
I’m pleased this is happening. The state’s General Assembly is OOC.
 
I hope this works out for Catholic Charities. They do so much good in the adoption and fostercare arena.

I used to work for Catholic Charities in Boston and because of a similar situation, they were forced to cease adoption services. Really sad.
 
This is just one more thing leading up to forcing the Church to perform homosexual “marriages”.
Oh come on! That’s ridiculous. Absolutely, Curch charities should receive an exception to this legislation but to move forward into conspiracy theory is just paranoid.
 
Oh come on! That’s ridiculous. Absolutely, Curch charities should receive an exception to this legislation but to move forward into conspiracy theory is just paranoid.
It’s not a theory. Back when homosexuals started “coming out” they told us that all they wanted was “to be left alone”. Shortly after “coming out” we got the Rainbow Curriculum [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbian_Avengers#First_Action:_Rainbow_Curriculum]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbian_Avengers#First_Action:_Rainbow_Curriculum]) rammed down our throats. Then the Boy Scouts had to fight a quarter-century long battle with homosexuals to keep them out of leadership positions bsalegal.org/litigation-222.asp. This battle is not over, BTW, because their counsel [the ACLU] didn’t take to losing very well. The organizers of the Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade had to fight a legal battle to exclude them from their parade. A Methodist * Church owned a park and was sued when it refused to rent it to a homosexual couple who wanted to “get married”. A photographer was sued and had to pay $5,000 because she refused to photograph a homosexual couple’s “wedding”. A couple of years ago, a woman in Canada married herself [it’s legal there] and even went on a honeymoon to “get in touch with herself” as she put it. *

So, we went from just being left alone to fighting off gay “marriage” and it will not be the end of their demands; they have told us so themselves.Beyond Gay Marriage"
Aug 2, 2006
Robert P. George

For years, critics of the idea of same-sex “marriage” have made the point that accepting the proposition that two persons of the same sex can marry each other entails abandoning any principled basis for understanding marriage as the union of two and only two persons. So far as I am aware, our opponents have made no serious effort to answer or rebut this point. Their strategy has been to dismiss it as a mere slippery-slope argument (although the truth is that it is a more fundamental type of argument than that) and to accuse us of engaging in “scare tactics.” Some have even denounced us as “bigots” for suggesting that same-sex relations are on a par with polygamy and “polyamory”—the union of three or more persons in a sexual partnership.

That was then; this is now.

A group of self-identified “lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and allied activists, scholars, educators, writers, artists, lawyers, journalists, and community organizers” has released a statement beyondmarriage.org/full_statement.html* explicitly endorsing “committed, loving households in which there is more than one conjugal partner.” Got that? More than one conjugal partner.

firstthings.com/on_the_square_entry.php?year=2006&month=8&title_link=robert-george-beyond-gay-marri .

“Finally, ‘Straight Talk’ From the Homosexual Agenda”
by Austin Nimocks
Oct. 20, 2008
We all love and appreciate honesty, and it’s finally coming from the most unlikely of sources—the homosexual agenda. No matter what side of the issues of homosexual behavior you may find yourself supporting, a standing ovation is appropriate.

John Corvino, I salute you.

You see, back in August, my jaw hit the floor when I read a column 365gay.com/features/082908-corvino Corvino wrote that was breathtakingly honest. You see, for many years, the homosexual agenda’s intentions, goals, and beliefs have been shrouded in smokescreens of “equality,” “benefits,” and “fairness.” Yet Corvino provided a breath of fresh air, telling us what those who engage in homosexual behavior really want: moral approval.

townhall.com/columnists/AustinNimocks/2008/10/20/finally,_straight_talk_from_the_homosexual_agenda

So we went from “being left alone” to a demand for moral approval of debauchery. Now methinks either you were born yesterday or are hopelessly naïve.*
 
It’s not a theory. Back when homosexuals started “coming out” they told us that all they wanted was “to be left alone”. Then the
Boy Scouts had to fight a quarter-century long battle with them.
None of the examples you mention have anything to do with a formal religious practice. In the US, the courts have repeatedly ruled that separation of Church and State prevents government from regulating religious practices. Heck, that is why certain indian tribes are allowed to use peyote even though its use is illegal everywhere else… including among Native Americans outside of the religious ceremony. Governments in the US can not require that a church marry anyone - such a law would be unconstitutional.
Now methinks either you were born yesterday or are hopelessly naïve.
There is no reason to be insulting. This is a Christian forum and a level of charity is required for public discussion.
 
I am no supporter of homosexual marriage but I suspect that this fierce and uneeded defensiveness has become a hobby for some.

The boy/girls scouts are not the Roman Catholic Church.
 
…The boy/girls scouts are not the Roman Catholic Church.
The Scouts and the Church are both tax-exempt organizations; that is the common thread. All it takes is the stroke of a pen for the IRS to revoke that tax-exempt status.

You’ll see. You’ll see.
 
… Governments in the US can not require that a church marry anyone - such a law would be unconstitutional.
All it takes is just one politically correct judge.
There is no reason to be insulting. This is a Christian forum and a level of charity is required for public discussion.
I find particularly insulting those who demand my very soul.
 
The Scouts and the Church are both tax-exempt organizations; that is the common thread. All it takes is the stroke of a pen for the IRS to revoke that tax-exempt status.

You’ll see. You’ll see.
Whatever floats your boat.
 
… I just don’t get the intensity here.
Then think about this: Why is the “Illinois dioceses suing to stop enforcement of same-sex adoption rule”?

And then read my signature line.
 
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