"A two-man Washington, D.C. panel has preferred to advance same-sex “marriage” at the cost of religious liberty, the Archdiocese of Washington has charged. The panel ruled that a referendum on a city council bill recognizing same-sex marriage would violate the District’s human rights law.
Opponents of the D.C. City Council’s decision, including the archdiocese, have sought a referendum to try to overturn the action.
However, two members of the Board of Elections and Ethics ruled the referendum would thwart the Council’s efforts to “eradicate unlawful discrimination” and would violate the District’s Human Rights Act (HRA).
“The Civil Marriage Equality Act represents the Council’s effort to eliminate the discriminatory exclusion of same-sex couples from the institution of marriage on the basis of sex and sexual orientation. The Referendum seeks to frustrate this effort, and would, if successful, have the effect of authorizing discrimination in contravention of the HRA,” the board stated.
The ruling was issued by Errol R. Arthur, Chairman of the Board of Elections and Ethics, and board member Charles R. Lowery, Jr.
The Archdiocese of Washington in a Friday statement said it was “extremely disappointing” that the two-person panel forbade the referendum without addressing religious liberty concerns."
CNA
I think that the Church should be upset about these pro gay rights bills being passed. Of course, I might be just a bit happier if the United States Council of Catholic Bishops didn't support the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, a group which promotes abortion, gay rights and same sex marriage.
I realize that the USCCB is not an official Church organization; it's more of a trade association for the Bishops. However, if the Church wants the secular world to follow Gods rules might I suggest that it ask the Bishops not to belong to the at least schismatic, if not heretical, USCCB?
If you go to the website linked above you can find out who your CCHD money has supported. Here is the description of the organization they have posted on their website:
"Civilrights.org is a collaboration of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund.
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights coalition, consisting of nearly 200 national organizations, representing persons of color, women, children, labor unions, individuals with disabilities, older Americans, major religious groups, gays and lesbians and civil liberties and human rights groups. LCCR was founded in 1950 and has coordinated national lobbying efforts on behalf of every major civil rights law since 1957. LCCR is a 501(c)(4) organization that engages in legislative advocacy.
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund (LCCREF) was founded in 1969 as the education and research arm of LCCR. LCCREF produces educational materials such as special reports, email newsletters, the Civilrights.org website, and the Civil Rights Monitor. In addition, LCCREF tracks legislation, court decisions, and the enforcement of civil rights laws. LCCREF is a 501(c)(3) organization and contributions are tax-deductible."
So on the one hand the Church is spending money and other resources to fight same sex marriage while on the other hand it is allowing the USCCB to take donations from the parishioners and send them to this group and others like it which are fighting to legalize it.
Click on this link (LCCR Coalition Members) to see who else belongs to this coalition along with the USCCB. You'll find the usual cast of Progressives; the same ones our President surrounds himself with. Groups like SEIU and the ACLU. In other words, the usual suspects.
Hey Rome, who's the ring master in this circus? Can't you exert at least some control on the Church in America? Don't the Bishops answer to you?
Is it a wonder that the Church in America is in decline?
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The Bishops don't understand that you can't have dialogue with the Devil and simultaneously maintain your Christian identity. Or perhaps they do understand and chose dialogue with the Devil over faithfulness of the Gospel of repentance and conversion because to do so gives them the praise of men that they prefer over the praise of God. Let's hope and pray that my jaded opinion will be proven incorrect.
ReplyDeleteI fear that you're right on the money. These are intelligent men, making free will choices to serve mammon and turn from God. Compounding the sin is that they are leading the faithful down the same path.
ReplyDeleteThis whole thing sickens me. Worse still is the feeling of impotence in the face of this. Not many people read this blog or yours so I don't know how much good they do. At least it's something.
What do you mean not an official Church organization? What Bishop does NOT belong to the USCCB? If we tithe to our home church, they do not get money. I think that even though we have the total truth in the Catholic church that the whole church is too lazy(and fat!)to even worry about money or ethics or our salvation much less anyone elses. Time to learn from the Protestants, again. It is indeed harder for a rich man to enter heaven that for a camel to pass through a needle.
ReplyDeleteYOU GO GIRL!!!
ReplyDeleteI meant that the USCCB is not part of the Church in that it was formed as a political advocacy group here in the US. It's roots are not in Rome. The USCCB has worked with the Vatican and at times worked against it so I wouldn't call it an official Roman Catholic Church organization, more of an American Catholic Church group.