French clerics warn of dire consequences of same-sex "marriage"

In a little over a month, France's socialist government is going to introduce legislation to legalize same-sex "marriage" and adoptions by couples who think it's trendy for kids to have two mommies or two daddies. Philippe Cardinal Barbarin, France's most senior cardinal, thinks these are bad ideas.

Speaking on a Christian radio station this weekend, the prelate warned that the legalization of gay "marriage" would manifest a breakdown in society, and would open the door to the normalization of other sinful perversions, such as polygamy and incest.

"This could have innumerable consequences," the cardinal said. "Afterward they will want to create couples with three or four members. And after that, perhaps one day the taboo of incest will fall. The first page of the Bible, which says that marriage unites a man and a woman, has more force and truth, crossing cultures and centuries, than incidental or transient decisions made by a parliament. This is a choice of the government with which we do not agree."

Bishop Dominique Rey of Fréjus-Toulon also entered the debate, demanding a popular vote on gay marriage. "A referendum must be held to allow a real debate and to make sure the government is not in the grip of the [LGBT] lobbies," he said. "A majority of the population agrees with the traditional view of marriage."

Promoting same-sex marriage: the consequences

The latest jurisdiction to bow to pressure from the liberal ledia and the mighty gay lobby is the District of Columbia. Its government proposes not exactly to legalize "gay marriage", but to force all outsidse contractors working with the city to "recognize gay couples".

Picture it. "Hi, I'm here to read the water meter. Oh...I see you two have pink shirts and little moustaches and are engaged in a slobbering liplock. I guess you must be a gay couple. I recognize you!"

One of the contractors affected by the city's decree with be Catholic Charities, the social services arm of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. The archdiocese's website announced on Tuesday that its 80-year-old foster care programme ended February 1st, the day the city's latest contract expired.

"We regret that our efforts to avoid this outcome were not successful," Catholic Charities Chief Executive Officer Ed Orzechowski said in a statement quoted in the Washington Times. "Foster care has been an important ministry for us for many decades. We worked very hard to be able to continue to provide these services in the District."

The decision also puts an end to the involvement of the archdiocese in adoption services. So thousands of disadvantaged and orphan children in America's capital will lose an important source of help and support, all for the sake of political correctness and pandering to those who are actively promoting homosexuality.