{"id":18877,"date":"2015-04-29T18:41:16","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T23:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/standingonmyhead\/?p=18877"},"modified":"2015-04-29T18:41:16","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T23:41:16","slug":"why-same-sex-marriage-is-impossible-for-catholics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/standingonmyhead\/2015\/04\/why-same-sex-marriage-is-impossible-for-catholics.html","title":{"rendered":"Why Same Sex Marriage Is Impossible for Catholics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"gay<\/a>My article<\/a> this week at the National Catholic Register explains the\u00a0Catholic\u00a0<\/strong>reasons why same sex marriage is an impossibility.<\/p>\n

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This is the main reason why the Catholic Church will never allow same sex weddings \u2014 because we believe that marriage is a sacrament, and we can\u2019t change the content of the sacrament. A sacramental marriage is between one man and one woman for life, and we can\u2019t change it any more than we can say the grass is purple or the sky is green. We can\u2019t change the content of the sacrament because that\u2019s the way things are. The fundamental definition of marriage between one man and one woman was established from the beginning of the human race and validated by Jesus Christ and established as a sacrament for our salvation.<\/p>\n

If we don\u2019t allow same-sex weddings, we also don\u2019t allow child brides, polygamy or remarriage after divorce for the same reason. We realize that others may disagree with our beliefs. We know members of other religions allow remarriage, child brides and polygamy. We also understand that other Christians and those with no belief may permit same-sex \u201cmarriage.\u201d They may do so. We cannot stop them, but they should also realize that what their religion allows ours does not.<\/p>\n

This doesn\u2019t mean that we hate homosexuals, Muslims, Mormons<\/a>, Episcopalians or atheists. It doesn\u2019t mean that we are racist and bigots. We acknowledge that homosexual people may love one another. We can admit that if the law allows they may establish a civil union and live together. They may do as they please. They can even call what they do \u201cmarriage,\u201d but that doesn\u2019t make it marriage, and it certainly doesn\u2019t make it a Catholic sacrament.<\/p>\n

Catholic beliefs are not simply a matter of opinion; they are a matter of fact.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Go here<\/a> to read the whole article.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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