CARDINAL FLIP FLOPS ON CIVIL UNIONS

[Michie]

In response to remarks by Pope Francis endorsing civil unions for homosexual couples, Cardinal Sean O'Malley, the Archbishop of Boston, issued a statement yesterday defending the Pope and asserting that civil union legislation is not something which the Church opposes.

The Cardinal's statement reads in part: "The Pope’s endorsement of civil unions is not an endorsement of homosexual activity. Just as the Church does not campaign against civil laws that allow for common-law marriage or second marriages....the Holy Father recognizes that in civil society there can be cogent reasons to enact such laws providing for civil unions which are not the same as the institution of marriage. Pope Francis has seen civil unions as a way for governments to provide protections and health care for couples in long-term, committed relationships..."

The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts characterized the Cardinal's statement as "a defense of the indefensible, compounded by an acute case of institutional and personal amnesia."

Continued below.
CATHOLIC ACTION LEAGUE NEWS RELEASE / CARDINAL FLIP FLOPS ON CIVIL UNIONS

 

[Chrystal-J]

The pope is leading people off a cliff. Is there any way they can kick Pope Francis out of office?

 

[Michie]

The pope is leading people off a cliff. Is there any way they can kick Pope Francis out of office?

Not as far as I know.

 

[eastcoast_bsc]

Cardinal Sean is a politician.