Son of Catholic Mother Placed in Foster Care with Homosexual Couple: An Interview with the

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By Hilary WhiteBRIGHTON, UK June 10, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a suit against local government authorities by a British Catholic woman whose son has been given into the care of homosexual foster carers, the larger issue is whether the Labour government’s Sexual Orientation…

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Having given the child into the care of foster parents who are necessarily at odds with the religion of the mother and her son, the Brighton and Hove Council could be found to be in violation of the child’s rights under the Children Act 1989 said Neil Addison, director of the Thomas More Legal Centre that is representing the mother. Under section 22 of the Act, children taken into care have the right to have their religion or cultural background taken into consideration in the selection of foster carers.

“It is not the job of courts to determine whether religious beliefs are correct or not; it is to determine whether they are sincerely held.”

Part of that determination takes into account the official teaching of the religion in question. In this case, the Catholic Church has clearly stated that placing children with homosexual foster or adoptive parents “does violence” to the child’s natural emotional development.

makes it sound like the woman has a very good case. brighton and hove council sounds like it needs a good house cleaning. i hope she gets her son back, or at least gets him into a home that isnt so corrupt, and i hope she bankrupts the council and the foster service fo this flagrant discrimination.