Catholics for Marriage Equality Launches In Maine

Written by Jonathan Higbee | Tuesday, 29 September 2009

Tags: maine, no on 1, marriage equality, catholics for marriage equality, bishop richard malone

As Bishop Richard J. Malone continues his attempts to raise money to fight equality in Maine, fellow Catholics in his state are worried his hateful intolerance is driving parishioners away from the church. Launched to show that not all Catholics are homophobic, Catholics for Marriage Equality is hoping to clean the image tarnished by the likes of Malone and other foes of equality.

From the Catholics for Marriage Equality website:

The American principle of the separation of Church and State was enshrined in the Constitution to ensure that no particular religious perspective would be imposed on our pluralistic society.

Catholic teaching on social justice has been central to the building of a just society, creating awareness of diversity in the human family, calling us to lives of respect for one another, and not only tolerance.

It’s a refreshing change of pace for some in the faith to adhere to Christian tenets. You can sign the group's petition supporting marriage equality in Maine ahead of November's ballot initiaitve here.

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written by Louis B., September 29, 2009

Score 1 point for the Catholics. I'm impressed, and hope this has s real impact.

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written by RJTamayo, September 29, 2009

So how long before the Pope excommunicates this entire group? I was at a Catholic wedding this weekend where the priest forbade flash photography in a 5 minute tirade, to the consternation of the attendees. He threatened to stop the ceremony if he saw a single flash go off. Tolerance is not a trait practiced by the church anymore...xenophobia is.

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written by Fr. Marty Kurylowicz, September 29, 2009

I wrote a comment to this news article in the Bangor Daily News about Maine’s Catholic Bishop Malone’s antigay statement, in support of Marriage Equality and challenging the his ignorance about human sexuality and the bible.

...Same-sex marriage is a dangerous sociological experiment that many of us believe will have negative consequences for society as a whole,” said [Bishop] Malone in the message, according to the Bangor Daily News. “Children need the love of a mother and a father.”  http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/122793.html

This statement is cruel and untrue. People against Marriage Equality do not base their public statements on facts either from science or the bible. It is a repeat of the time the Vatican was condemning Galileo, because they insisted that Galileo was going against the bible that it is the sun that revolves around the earth.

Children need people who are honest and truthful. Children are not safe around people who publicly speak out against Marriage Equality, because in truth these people have had no formal study in human sexuality or the bible and yet they without any intellectual thought speak out and harm innocent people. This is irresponsible adult behavior, which is harmful for children to witness. This has been proven to have “negative consequences” for children, consult developmental psychology.

With all due respect, it is without a question that Bishop Malone would not be able to pass graduate course exams on human sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender identity or biblical studies. Prove me wrong!!!

And if Bishop Malone cannot pass these exams today, than before God he needs to publically retract what he said against Marriage Equality. If not, then Bishop Malone needs to go back to the seminary to study moral theology.

The best for well-being and safety of all children would be if people against Marriage Equality spent their money to academically study human sexuality, sexual orientation, gender identity and the bible. This is what children need the truth. People speaking out on such life and death issues should not speak out of ignorance and fear, thus spreading hatred and violence that indiscriminately is severely harmful to all children.

The truth will set you free - not ignorance and fear.
Fr. Marty Kurylowicz
http://fathermartykurylowicz.blogspot.com/2009/09/maine-bishop-fights-marriage-equality.html

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