Marriage equality is a hot topic in today's world. Society is becoming increasingly comfortable and tolerant of homosexuals. Particularly from the political left, a movement to relax marriage laws to include two men or two women is sweeping the nation. You, as a grad student just out of college, very well might agree with this movement. Your views on it may even be holding you back from joining the Catholic Church. So let's try and get things straight.
The Church does not hate gay people. We are all sinners, and although the Church recognizes that taking part in homosexual acts is a sin, this is no worse than any other sin. All people are welcome in the Church, regardless of their sins and life decisions.
But about marriage. The picture above represents the main argument for pro-gay marriage advocates: equality. The Catholic Church is all about that equality life. But, there's a problem here. Jesus instituted marriage to be between a man and a woman. The Administrative Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops explains that "marriage is a faithful, exclusive and lifelong union between one man and one woman, joined as husband and wife in an intimate partnership of life and love." A marriage is defined as between a man and a woman. It's not discrimination to say two people of the same sex cannot marry, because they by definition cannot.
Under secular discourse, you and I very well might agree with pro-gay marriage advocates. Honestly, I do agree with them: people who love each other should be allowed to love each other. But no worries. We are here to simply explain the Catholic Faith to you.
-Shoe
Works Cited:
"The Catholic Church, Homosexuality and Gay Marriage." The Catholic Church, Homosexuality and Gay Marriage. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2013. <http://www.americancatholic.org/News/Homosexuality/>.
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