It is no secret that the Catholic Church teaches that the ability for homosexuals to marry is wrong. Technically this is correct, because marriage is indeed a Catholic Sacrament. I am a fervent Catholic and I feel the same way, I also generally think that homosexuality is wrong to begin with. However, I believe that gay people should be allowed to join in domestic partnerships as they already can. Most recently, after I have been doing research for this post, I have discovered my newly found belief. Also, I believe that if gay people want to get married they can, but not through the Catholic Church. If gay people want to be married through the Hindu religion, then that is up to their teachings. Consequently, I agree with the Catholic teaching 100%. Catholicism has a right to declare that gay people should be allowed to marry, as marriage was instituted by Christ. Subsequently, this is when the argument of the separation of Church and State exists. Also, many individual members of the Church are starting to give in to the idea of same-sex marriage. However, the Catholic Church still has not changed its opinion on the illegitimacy behind same-sex marriage.
-Timmy Mashinski
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