Civil unions gravely erroneous
A fine statement by Pope Benedict on civil unions (="gay marriage"), contained in his address today to Italian political administrators:
"It is a grave error to obscure the value and the functions of the legitimate familly, founded on marriage, by granting improper legal recognitions to other forms of union, recognitions for which, in reality, there is no effective social necessity."
A liberal mode of thinking would consider that there would be no difficulty in granting such recognitions; the Pope says, however, that this would be a GRAVE ERROR. Why? Because it would take from the value of true family life.
"It is a grave error to obscure the value and the functions of the legitimate familly, founded on marriage, by granting improper legal recognitions to other forms of union, recognitions for which, in reality, there is no effective social necessity."
A liberal mode of thinking would consider that there would be no difficulty in granting such recognitions; the Pope says, however, that this would be a GRAVE ERROR. Why? Because it would take from the value of true family life.
posted by Ecclesiastes at 2:45 AM
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