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| Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD. | |||
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January 11, 2005
It's sad to see that even wisdom in old age elludes morality among the convulluted heirarchy of the Catholic Church. How sad to see Pope John Paul II roil the eternal flames of Hell over the tragic sin of love with his disgraceful spiritual arrogance.
Significantly, issues of sexual morality are rarely included in the Pope's address to diplomats so their inclusion this year underscored his concern about moves to legalise gay marriages.
"Today the family is often threatened by social and cultural pressures which tend to undermine its stability; but in some countries the family is also threatened by legislation which - at times directly - challenge its natural structure, which is and must necessarily be that of a union between a man and a woman founded on marriage," he said.
Calling the traditional family "the very sanctuary of life," the Pope said it was "a fundamental and irreplaceable condition" for raising children, for the well-being of society, and even for "the material prosperity of the nation."
[Pope assails gay marriages - Times of Malta - 01-11-05]
The Human Rights Campaign Responds to His Holy Moly.
"Our families are threatened by a lack of legal protections," said HRC's Lisa Bennett, who directs HRC's FamilyNet program. "All families deserve equal protection under the law. No religious institution will ever be forced to perform marriages with which they disagree. This is about loving, caring families who should be treated equally."
[HRC RESPONDS TO POPE’S COMMENTS ON MARRIAGE - HRC - 01-10-05]
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