The Church and gay marriage

DCist had a post Monday on an on-going discussion between the D.C. Council and the Archbishop of Washington over the consequences of a likely move by the Council to legalize gay marriage.  The Archbishop has suggested that legalized gay marriage would force the Catholic Church and its related charities to provide benefits to the spouses of gay employees, a requirement that would violate core beliefs of the church.  Though the Archbishop has wavered on it’s position (at one point claiming it would cease to provide charitable services in DC), it has most recently declared that it will simply not follow the law.  The clash raises an interesting issue about what to do when law violates an individual’s core beliefs.

-Marc

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November 25, 2009 · Filed Under Faith, Marc

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