Gay Marriage Supporters in Maine "Lie" About Catholic Support
CatholicVoteAction brings to our attention a duplicitous tactic being employed by homosexual activists in the lead-up to Maine's Nov. 4th marriage vote:
CatholicVoteAction.org Calls on Maine Group to Pull ‘Catholic’ Gay-Marriage Ad
Homosexual advocates have released a shameless new ad featuring a grandmother and two gay men urging Maine voters this November to approve ‘same-sex’ marriage. The grandmother in the new commercial speaks about her Catholic faith and the importance of the institution of marriage, but then urges voters to support ‘same-sex’ marriage.
Here is the video:
Look at how subtly this ad works: "I've been a Catholic all my life ... my faith means alot to me."
This ad is deceptive because it implies that this woman supports homosexual marriage because of her Catholic faith.
Of course, the universal Church only supports traditional marriage between a man and woman, as God instituted it, in harmony with natural laws which defend and promote human dignity and flourishing.
This video ad is doubly duplicitous because it ignores the clear teaching and activity of Maine's own Bishop Richard Malone, who is a staunch defender of traditional marriage and is mobilizing and urging Catholics in Maine to Vote Yes on November 4th.
I mean, who are Catholics supposed to believe - a woman who claims to be Catholic in an advertisement sponsored and run by homosexual-marriage advocates, or the local Bishop together with his priests in agreement with the constant teaching and universal witness of the Catholic Church? Really, it's not even close.
So let us come together and refute the lies being fed Catholics in Maine by those who created this advertisement. Catholics proudly support traditional marriage as God instituted it, and we won't let homosexual marriage activists try to hide the clear teaching of the Church and their local Bishop from Catholics in Maine.
Visit www.standformarriagemaine.com where you will find ways to support their efforts to preserve traditional marriage. There's an action item for most everyone who is passionate about this issue. Even those of us who can't vote in Maine.
They also have documents and arguments showing why all citizens have an interest in supporting traditional marriage.
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The US, in its discombobulation and political correctness, might it ever see fit to recognize another perversion, pedophilia, and establish rights to accommodate these freaks of nature?
As the protection and promotion of any specific behavior is advanced, the subjects eventually become a majority. In doing so, they fail to reciprocate the same protection and advancement to others and society tends to become mono-societal..., as did the Romans, and others.
"The US, in its discombobulation and political correctness, might it ever see fit to recognize another perversion, pedophilia, and establish rights to accommodate these freaks of nature"
As QM has pointed out paedophilia, by definition, requires a non-consenting partner.
What is the similarity between paedophilia and homosexuality that it does not similarly share with heterosexuality?
"As the protection and promotion of any specific behavior is advanced, the subjects eventually become a majority. In doing so, they fail to reciprocate the same protection and advancement to others and society tends to become mono-societal..., as did the Romans, and others"
What does Rome have to do with this? If anything it showcases how our current view of homosexuality is the product of more recent cultural changes... rather then something that has always been present in the human species (as is often times argued).
The ancient Roman culture epitomized the acceptance and protection of sexual perversion. Didn't you study Roman history?
You and QM don't seem to be able to grasp the simple point of my comment and wander off on some tangential unrelated subject.
“The ancient Roman culture epitomized the acceptance and protection of sexual perversion. Didn't you study Roman history?”
Yes I have it is a rather fascinating, the rise and fall of a major civilization is always intriguing. But as QM pointed out Rome did not enter into its last days until after it became a Christian empire.
Now to prevent any ‘flip-outs’ by future readers: I do not believe that Christianity was a direct cause of the Empires collapse. It is a vastly complex subject that, while enjoyable, does not belong in this forum.
“You and QM don't seem to be able to grasp the simple point of my comment and wander off on some tangential unrelated subject.”
Was your point “Rome allowed sexual perversion, therefore it collapsed.”?
What does Rome allowing perversion have to do with homosexuality
Rome, pre-Christianity, was the point at which it was strongest, most stable. Same thing with Greece--when sexual expression was more free, culture flourished, philosophy grew, and territory expanded. Once Constantine entered the picture, it was a quick tumble downhill.
This is just one of those historical truths. Sexually liberated societies in Europe, like Greece, Rome, and Renaissance Italy and France, were when MOST of the societal, philosophical and technological advances were made. Sexually repressed societies like Christian Rome\Dark Ages Europe, Puritan America and Nazi Germany, are where things go very, very downhill.
Homosexuality and heterosexuality are RELATED, in that they're both describing a sexual preference--but so is heterosexuality. The comparison to pedophilia is one of those irrational things--it's like the sexual version of calling someone Hitler, or Nazi-esque.
I will try and explain this. Pedophilia is wrong. It is wrong for a specific reason--Children cannot give consent. Since they cannot give consent, all sexual acts between an adult and a minor consist of rape, making a pedophile, in essence, a serial rapist. If there's ANOTHER reason why pedophilia is wrong, I'd very much like to hear it.
Now, for homosexual relationships, this factor isn't present. Most homosexual relationships, like most heterosexual relationships, are consensual. So, that wrong factor isn't there.
I don't see any dishonesty here. I see someone speaking up and saying, to paraphrase: "Even though I am a lifelong Catholic, I think for myself and I support equal civil rights for gay people."
Many Catholics DO, you know, despite the prejudices and hatreds held and pushed on them by the Pope and the RCC hierarchy. There are a lot of good, faithful Roman Catholic citizens of this country who do NOT support the Church's agenda of hatred and disenfranchisement of gays .
In fact, the only way this ad could be construed as "deceitful" or "misleading" is if a Catholic person watching the ad was unaware of the Roman Catholic Church's stance in the gay marriage debate. Pretty unlikely.
I agree that the video makes a very valid point. I thought it was excellent. I do not feel this woman is trying to portray the Roman Catholic Church as gay friendly. Any person that hasn't been in outer space for the last century would know that the Church is rabidly anti-gay. I think that she is implying that her "faith" and "Church experience" it what has shaped her beliefs and moral practices.
If the Catholic Church got rid of every member who does not agree with Vatican teaching, there would be no one left in the pews.
I can assure you that you will not hear an uproar over the use of birth control because everyone in Church uses it. Inciting the masses to leave by enforcing outdated restrictions would empty the Church coffers and they aren't about to do that. It's all about money and power.
"As a leader in the Roman Catholic Church Pope Benedict has long been concerned about homosexual behavior, taking the stance that there are different kinds of homosexuals. In 1975 he issued the "Declaration on Certain Questions Concerning Sexual Ethics" which delineated a difference between transitory and pathological homosexuality . However, even in denouncing homosexual behavior, he called for empathy and compassion from followers. He denounced violence of speech and action against homosexuals in "The Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons."
Despite his call for compassion, he has not stepped down from his stance that homosexuality is a moral evil. He stated that the inclination toward homosexuality is not necessarily a sin, it can be considered a "tendency toward an intrinsic moral evil, and thus the inclination itself must be seen as an objective disorder." He continued, "A person engaging in homosexual behavior therefore acts immorally," because he feels that sex is only good if framed in the stance of being for procreation between a married man and woman.
Pope Benedict is not the only Pope or Vatican member that has denounced homosexuality. In 1961 the Vatican discouraged church officials against ordination of homosexuals, because they were "afflicted with evil tendencies to homosexuality or pederasty." Currently the Roman Catholic church has strict limitations on allowing homosexuals to become members of the clergy, and it also continues to fight the legal recognition of homosexual couples."
http://christianteens.about.com/od/homosexuality/f/RomCathHomosexu.htm
It seemed to me that the lady in the ad "supports homosexual marriage because of her Catholic faith," just like the article accuses.
If I am wrong in how I interpreted your comment, please correct me.
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.