tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post4778846329268627608..comments2024-03-23T12:05:23.537-05:00Comments on The Wild Reed: The Misplaced Priorities of the Catholic Church in MaineMichael J. Baylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-31094566984526488372011-01-10T23:31:46.038-06:002011-01-10T23:31:46.038-06:00This article is a classic example of why intellect...This article is a classic example of why intellectulising issues of faith is both in appropriate and inane. While on the surface and from a purley materialistic perpsective it seem immeninatly logical that to spend $100,000 on saving jobs is the correct thing to do. <br /><br />But, if one believes, as any christan who has been properly educated in their faith would know, this world is a a transitory existence ruled by God's Laws which very clearly dictate that marriage is a union between a man and a women for the purpose of procreation and to form stable loving FAMILIES within which propery eductated christians can be raised.<br /><br />If one looks at what the Catholic Church is doing then what other morally, philosophically or indeed logical alternative does it have. <br /><br />Surely the sanctitiy of marriage and the stability of all of Christianity in the eyes of the true church must be far more important than the transitory suffering of a few true believers.<br /><br />If people can't see this then it it trulely sad, but only to be expected in a world where most of us are almost incessantly engaged in thinking about ME ME ME rather than what it is that GOD truely wants from US as a collectve and loving community.peter caruso, QLD Australianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-89842558380360359802009-07-27T19:00:14.466-05:002009-07-27T19:00:14.466-05:00Michael, thanks--this is an excellent posting abou...Michael, thanks--this is an excellent posting about a very important issue (it seems to me). In my view, the church is shooting itself in the foot when it spends such funds to oppose the human rights of a targeted minority, while depriving its own communities (often the most economically marginal parishes and schools) of much-needed funds.<br /><br />Makes it hard for the church to convince people when it talks about its commitment to human rights and social justice. If the church is so concerned about threats to marriage, why not spend funds combating divorce? It seems to me there's strong empirical evidence that divorce is a bigger threat to heterosexual marriage than gay marriage is.William D. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246026074693891965noreply@blogger.com