On the Recent Actions of Catholic Organizations and Leaders
The Catholic church and its representatives have taken some reprehensible actions as of late. A sampling: A Catholic school in Colorado is refusing students of gay and lesbian parents. (See here .) The Catholic archdiocese of Washington is cancelling all health insurances for spouses of employees to avoid paying benefits for same-sex couples. (See here .) A Dutch Catholic priest has refused to give communion to openly homosexual people. (See here .) Freedom of religion? Yes. Absolutely they have the right to do these things. I'm not arguing about that. But these things are not right to do. And I would argue that even if you believe homosexuality is immoral, these actions are still not right . First of all, the Catholic school situation: While I have to wonder at people who differ with the Catholic church's teachings and yet choose to put their children in a Catholic school anyway, numerous people do. And not...