Tuesday, April 23, 2013
"Another Vatican voice backs civil unions for same-sex couples"
By John Allen
Another veteran Vatican figure has signaled openness to civil recognition of same-sex unions in the wake of similar comments in early February from the Vatican's top official on the family. It's a position also once reportedly seen with favor by the future pope while he was still Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The latest expression of support for civil recognition as an alternative to gay marriage comes from Archbishop Piero Marini, who served for 18 years as Pope John Paul II's liturgical master of ceremonies.
"There are many couples that suffer because their civil rights aren't recognized," Marini said.
Marini, now 71, is currently the president of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses. He spoke in an interview with the newspaper La Nación in Costa Rica, where the local church wrapped up a Eucharistic congress Sunday.
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I just purchased the book, "Pope Francis", on "Heaven and Earth", where Jorge Mario Bergoglio and Rabbi Abraham Skorka share their thoughts on "religion, reason, and the challenges the world faces in the twenty-first century". If you read the book, you will find this statement from Pope Francis on page 117 in regards to same-sex unions:
"If there is a union of a private nature, there is neither a third party, nor is society affected. Now, if the union is given the category of marriage and they are given adoption rights, there could be children affected. Every person needs a male father and female mother that can help them shape their identity." - Jorge Mario Bergoglio