Comments on: Contraception, sex, and gay marriage

By: Dan Muhlenkamp

Dan Muhlenkamp — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:33:29 +0000

Well put. I especialy like the fact that you recognize what society calls marriage as different from what the sacrament of matrimony is.
This is why I like the idea of "civil unions". If what society calls marriage was called "a civil union", the it would be much more difficult for everyone to confuse their unity of couples with the sacrament of matrimony, a unity of souls.

By: Amy Caroline

Amy Caroline — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 04:18:00 +0000

This has always been a hard issue for me, as my sister is a lesbian. I, of course, would want her to know the beauty of a committed marriage sanctioned by God and all. It is hard to look at her and say she can’t have it. But that is the thing, it isn’t sanctioned by God. It is hard to have those you love, friends or family, choose this lifestyle. As I was practically raised by her I have such a hard time.
Everything you say here is true, I just wish… ah sigh… just pray, wishing is a waste of time.

By: ELC

ELC — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:45:00 +0000

I blogged about this a few years ago: "I would like to add that our society was set on this course [accepting, first, homosexuality, and next pedophilia] when it became widely accepted that (1) sex is not properly related to procreation, (2) sex is not properly related to marriage, and (3) marriage is not really a life-long exclusive commitment. IOW, when immoral behavior among heterosexual adults became widely accepted."

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 03:09:00 +0000

Those are some compelling thoughts even for an extremely protesty Protestant like me. I don’t think the whole gay marriage argument hinges on reproduction (or lack thereof), but it’s clearly a significant part of it.

By: Bekah

Bekah — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 18:30:00 +0000

Yes, I’ve long argued, even in my pre-Catholic days, that contraception leads directly to gay-union. What is the difference, if we accept fruitless-by-choice unions between heteros? There is none. Thank you for your well-stated observations of the issue.

By: John Weidner

John Weidner — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 16:31:00 +0000

You might find interesting DREADNOUGHT, the blog of conservative gay catholic John Heard…

http://johnheard.blogspot.com/

Or maybe not. It’s pretty strange stuff, and I’m not sure what to make of him myself. He’s definitely thought-provoking…

By: Jennifer F.

Jennifer F. — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 02:40:00 +0000

Jim – you’re too kind. I don’t think it’s as much that I’m a fast learner as it is that the truth of Catholic teaching is so obvious that it hit me upside the head like a 2×4. It’s hard to deny.

By: Adoro Te Devote

Adoro Te Devote — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 00:10:00 +0000

Thank you, thank you, and thank you again. You have put a certain clarity on this issue which is difficult to find! God bless you!

By: Jim McCullough

Jim McCullough — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 23:24:00 +0000

Compared to the culture, and to many, many of us in the Church who have only learned gradually to swim against the riptide of the culture, you are a fast learner. Congratulations, thank you for joining, and pray for us all.

DRE in Greensboro, NC