tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501239684776771639.post1042296307063873064..comments2024-03-22T16:41:43.282+00:00Comments on Bangor to Bobbio: Ireland heading into the darkest ages?Fr Seán Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02287947090085700335noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501239684776771639.post-70280760043731414902013-04-17T18:15:10.025+01:002013-04-17T18:15:10.025+01:00Here in my country this issue of same sex marriage...Here in my country this issue of same sex marriage is a very hot and polarizing topic. Our Supreme Court has listened to arguments related to two cases, which I won't try to explain here.<br /><br />But just last week two homosexual men from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., tried to get the university to fire a Catholic chaplain primarily because they are upset about the counseling the chaplain offers. <br /><br />What does the chaplain counsel? He counsels those with homosexual tendencies to live a celibate life. The chaplain also explains that sexual relationships between two of the same sex are irrational and immoral.<br /><br />The chaplain's archbishop, Cardinal Wuerl, defended the chaplain and the right of religious leaders to express Church teaching and to not be silenced or intimidated. He also explained that the Catholic should not respond in kind to the way they are being treated by those who oppose our views.<br /><br />My point is, this type of thing may be the tip of the iceberg when it comes to public expression of our beliefs.Ruth Ann Pilneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444361367208483037noreply@blogger.com