“As Roman Catholics, we differentiate between sacramental marriage and civil marriage. Therefore, we perceive that same-sex civil marriage poses no threat to our Church. While we respect the authority and integrity of the Church in matters of faith, our prayers and discernment have brought us to a new openness on this issue. We do not ask the Church to perform same-sex marriages. We do implore the Church to honor the States’ prerogative to authorize civil marriages for our gay and lesbian family and friends.” — From the declaration of Catholics for Marriage Equality
This is exactly the messaging that is needed to counteract the hateful, bigoted and ignorant behavior of the leadership of the Catholic Church, which has taken a hardline stance that is arguably more damaging to the civil rights of LGBTs than the Mormon Church (there are 5.5 million in the U.S.).
With 70 million Catholics in the U.S. (representing 24% of the overall US population), and still-full coffers despite millions, if not upwards of a billion dollars in payouts as a result of its criminal pedophile priest protection enterprise, the Church has forged partnerships with fundamentalist churches and anti-gay causes.
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