Catholic Church ‘will pay price’ for stance on gay marriage

[Zorra]

A conference discussing the religious case for marriage equality has heard there will be “a price to be paid” by the Catholic Church for its stance in relation to the upcoming referendum.
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“I predict there will be a price to be paid by the Catholic Church after this referendum,” he said. “Because of the negative stance taken by the bishops, the church as an institution could emerge as a smaller, more anti-gay, more conservative denomination. Some of the bishops might be satisfied with that outcome, but many people might feel that it would be a regrettable and avoidable outcome.”
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Trinity College vice-provost Prof Linda Hogan said there were no theological impediments to gay people marrying.

“Theologically speaking, there are no impediments to gay and lesbian people marrying in a civil ceremony,” she said. “People of faith can exercise their freedom of conscience to vote yes to lesbian and gay people marrying in a civil ceremony.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/catholic-church-will-pay-price-for-stance-on-gay-marriage-1.2172982

[marym625]

1. K&R

[Fearless]

2. It's already lost a generation and a half of people because of it (and it's misogyny)

Good riddance in this atheist's opinion.