Lots of gay folk dislike marriage, including gay marriage, but still feel they cannot deny the right to marry to those who want it.
If there was a referendum to abolish civil marriage altogether, I su
" If the priest is acting in a civil capacity and refuses to marry two men/women then he could be acting contrary to the law" -- surely this is a false problem? The church already refuses to marry div
The last sentence could be better expressed as,
marriage related legislation last year in the Netherlands removed religious grounds exemptions for civil servants there.
I just had a look at statistics
Doesn't it depend Joe on what legislation follows the referendum. If the priest is acting in a civil capacity and refuses to marry two men/women then he could be acting contrary to the law. In the UK
"We need the carelessness of a few Jeremys. What would he have to say around the bureaucratic filing system created by the safeguarding mavericks or their job-creation empire."
To whom exactly is Seam
I am glad to see that Brendan has nailed this dog-in-the-manger silliness on the part of some bishops, hopefully for good. They still have a week or two to think it through. Members of the Bishops' Co
The problem may be deeper than this: "Archbishop Martin (and other bishops) are unwise to even suggest that priests solemnising marriages in Catholic Churches would, in the event of a YES vote being c
The pattern continues. People favouring a "yes vote" still decline to address the unfair treatment of children copperfastened by a "yes vote."
Padraig McCarthy has done very well. He may even agree
In 1983 as you said the No side were in the minority,but now with the benefit of hindsight the wording in the eight amendment in relation to the equal right to life of the mother and the unborn child
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14th May. Saint Matthias, Apostle
May 14 2015Good homily.
The Marriage Referendum: Archbishop Diarmuid Martin explains why he is voting No; Fr. Pádraig Standún explains why he will be voting Yes
May 8 2015Lots of gay folk dislike marriage, including gay marriage, but still feel they cannot deny the right to marry to those who want it. If there was a referendum to abolish civil marriage altogether, I su
We may not have thought this through
May 12 2015" If the priest is acting in a civil capacity and refuses to marry two men/women then he could be acting contrary to the law" -- surely this is a false problem? The church already refuses to marry div
We may not have thought this through
May 12 2015The last sentence could be better expressed as, marriage related legislation last year in the Netherlands removed religious grounds exemptions for civil servants there. I just had a look at statistics
We may not have thought this through
May 12 2015Doesn't it depend Joe on what legislation follows the referendum. If the priest is acting in a civil capacity and refuses to marry two men/women then he could be acting contrary to the law. In the UK
Stray thoughts from Finglas
April 29 2015"We need the carelessness of a few Jeremys. What would he have to say around the bureaucratic filing system created by the safeguarding mavericks or their job-creation empire." To whom exactly is Seam
We may not have thought this through
May 12 2015I am glad to see that Brendan has nailed this dog-in-the-manger silliness on the part of some bishops, hopefully for good. They still have a week or two to think it through. Members of the Bishops' Co
We may not have thought this through
May 12 2015The problem may be deeper than this: "Archbishop Martin (and other bishops) are unwise to even suggest that priests solemnising marriages in Catholic Churches would, in the event of a YES vote being c
The Marriage Referendum: Archbishop Diarmuid Martin explains why he is voting No; Fr. Pádraig Standún explains why he will be voting Yes
May 8 2015The pattern continues. People favouring a "yes vote" still decline to address the unfair treatment of children copperfastened by a "yes vote." Padraig McCarthy has done very well. He may even agree
We may not have thought this through
May 12 2015In 1983 as you said the No side were in the minority,but now with the benefit of hindsight the wording in the eight amendment in relation to the equal right to life of the mother and the unborn child
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