“I expect to die in bed, my successor will die in prison and his
successor will die a martyr in the public square. His successor will
pick up the shards of a ruined society and slowly help rebuild
civilization, as the church has done so often in human history.” Cardinal Francis George:
RedState
"The Supreme Court decision Friday making homosexual marriage not only legal but giving it a status superior to heterosexual marriage* was ominous (never mind that the lead defendant’s name sounded like a rank in the Wehrmacht). In his majority opinion, one which cavalierly overthrew well over 6,000 years of human history in the service of Kennedy’s vigorously, if vicariously, twitching nether regions, Kennedy laid out a road map for the eradication of the legal ability to oppose homosexual marriage. This is the key section:
“Finally, it must be emphasized that religions, and those who adhere to religious doctrines, may continue to advocate with utmost, sincere conviction that, by divine precepts, same-sex marriage should not be condoned. The First Amendment ensures that religious organizations and persons are given proper protection as they seek to teach the principles that are so fulfilling and so central to their lives and faiths, and to their own deep aspirations to continue the family structure they have long revered.”
". . . In Kennedy’s view, only religious organizations and religious persons
would be allowed to dissent. This means that while your priest or pastor
would be able to refuse to participate in a homosexual marriage it is
nearly impossible for your actual church to do so. For religious
colleges and universities with faculty and staff members who are not
members of the denomination — this would include schools like Georgetown
(though in fairness, Georgetown ceased to be a Christian much less a
Catholic university years ago) and Catholic University — it would be
nearly impossible for them to avoid participating in homosexual
marriages." . . .
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