In the two decades since it's been a licensed state adoption agency, Catholic Charities of Boston has placed a tiny number of children with gay parents: 13 of 720 adoptions. But when those adoptions became public knowledge, the archdiocese's bishops - following a Vatican directive - announced they had to stop.
The result was a showdown with lawmakers as the bishops tried to get an exemption from the state's nondiscrimination clause and, ultimately, decided to exit the adoption business entirely.
Catholic Charities' withdrawal is the most recent and the most dramatic development on a topic that some see as the next wedge issue in the culture wars. But it may prove less divisive than gay marriage, many observers say.
In the wake of successful constitutional amendments or laws banning gay marriage, several states are considering laws targeting gay adoption. Catholic Charities in San Francisco is under similar pressure to halt gay adoptions. Observers are watching to see if other faith-based organizations follow suit.
Seven states introduced bills last year that would prevent gays or lesbians from adopting, and a few states - Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee, among others - have indicated a willingness to introduce constitutional amendments in future years.
The Christian Science Monitor
4 comments:
I don't feel that the Roman Catholic Church is wrong for banning adoption to gays and lesbians. They're living immoral lives a child would grow up believing that this type of lifestyle is acceptable.
As far as I know, there are hardly any children festering in orphanages.
How does one figure that the Catholic church is promoting abortion because they feel the gay and lesbian lifestyle is a sin? Do you really think that there will be more abortions because gays and lesbians can't adopt, personally I don't feel that way and I doubt that any other Christian church would approve of such adoptions either.
Studies have shown little difference in the outcome of the children and significant differences between children adopted by homosexuals and children left to fester in orphanages.
Care to site such studies?
Conducting a simple google search ...
No studies, yet results show Rob's special words like 'festering' countless times - I didn't even search using that word!
Facts - are neutral.
Talking points - are not neutral they are opinions.
But, I'll echo the call for studies to be referenced. Don't worry - I'll check the research behind them as well.
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