How many gay marriage ceremonies have been performed in Mass in Catholic Churches?
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It seems like the only thing anyone can say in opposition to gay marraige is that it would force churches to perform those ceremonies. OK, we have a great test to see if that’s actually an issue.
1. Mass legalized gay marriage.
2. Catholic church is opposed to gay mariage
3. How many gay marraiges have been forced on the Catholic Church in Mass?
That’s Massachusetts….not the act of Mass
It seems like the only thing anyone can say in opposition to gay marraige is that it would force churches to perform those ceremonies. OK, we have a great test to see if that’s actually an issue.
1. Mass legalized gay marriage.
2. Catholic church is opposed to gay mariage
3. How many gay marraiges have been forced on the Catholic Church in Mass?
That’s Massachusetts….not the act of Mass
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ak4XBWPKbNNV26EcHYRSlLnsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090215190121AA91TPN
Scroll down a little and you see this exact claim. This is about the 10th time I’ve seen it on here…
It can’t possibly happen RLP as everyone else on here knows. Churches can marry whoever they want and sure as heck can have denominational limits on who they marry.
The answer is ZERO of course.
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Baby steps…
Gays are trying to FIRST force non-secular institutions to perform marriages…churches will be next. I guarantee it.
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None that I have heard about but I also have never heard anyone claim that churches would be forced to do anything either..
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The Catholic Church has always opposed gay marriage.
Catholic Churches will not marry them here.
I’m Catholic, but do not follow the belief that gay marriage is wrong, I’m all for it. I do not like a lot of what the Catholic Church does. They have made rules up as they have gone along, and not one of them was ever “approved” or requested by God.
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Zero and it will probably stay that way in the U.S. unless the Catholic Church changes its mind OR the U.S. government gets a 2/3 majority in congress and the senate to change the 1st Amendment regarding freedom of religion.
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First of all, I personally am not against gay marriage, and I am Catholic myself. But you really don’t know what will be forced on churches if this becomes legal. I believe that Catholic Social Services had to shut down adoption services in Massachusetts for refusing to allow gays to adopt. In addition, I believe that FOCA, if passed, will require hospitals to perform abortions even if they are religious based and do not morally believe in the procedure. My point is, you never really know what will be imposed on the church if gay marriage becomes legal.