Bring Back Discrimination

Anyone who read my Feb. 4th post "Behind the Exodus" probably will not be shocked by this. Would someone please send a copy of the Bible to the Catholic Church in England!

In the latest manifestation of the homosexual crisis within the Catholic Church in England, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales has issued a directive stating that persons living sexually immoral situations, including those in homosexual partnerings, must be given equal opportunity for Church employment. The "Policy Statement and Guidelines on Diversity and Equality," often reading like documents produced by gay advocacy organizations and using their euphemisms, implies that barring active homosexuals from Church employment is a matter of grave injustice, even when it would keep gays and children apart. The statement says, "Catholic organizations must ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favorable treatment than another on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or age."The statement, prepared by the Department for Christian Responsibility and Citizenship, omits any reference to Catholic teaching, such as stated in the July 2003 Vatican document, that "Sacred Scripture condemns homosexual acts as a serious depravity...". The 2003 authoritative church document from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith goes on to state that "The Church teaches that respect for homosexual persons cannot lead in any way to approval of homosexual behaviour."