The
hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church should examine its conscience as
it tries to figure out why the people of predominantly Catholic Ireland
voted overwhelmingly in favor of same-sex marriage. When 60-plus
percent of the voters said the nation’s constitution should be changed
to define marriage as a union between two people regardless of their
sex, it was a shot heard ’round the world. And, it was a repudiation of
the church’s leadership in Ireland and in Rome.
So, when Catholic primate Archbishop Eamon Martin told the Irish Times that the Catholic Church felt a sense of “bereavement” following the result of the same-sex marriage referendum, the public was left to wonder whether the cardinal was truly surprised by the outcome or was playing to the faithful
http://www.vindy.com/news/2015/jun/04/the-hierarchy-of-the-roman-catholic-chur/
So, when Catholic primate Archbishop Eamon Martin told the Irish Times that the Catholic Church felt a sense of “bereavement” following the result of the same-sex marriage referendum, the public was left to wonder whether the cardinal was truly surprised by the outcome or was playing to the faithful
http://www.vindy.com/news/2015/jun/04/the-hierarchy-of-the-roman-catholic-chur/