Illinois allows civil unions, Diocese ends adoption programs in response
Written by Dalton McGee in News, Politics at June 1, 2011
Today, Illinois becomes the 7th state to recognize civil unions for homosexual couples. It’s a great day for equality, though it didn’t quite go far enough in my opinion (which would be full-fledged marriages). Unfortunately it’s not a such a great day for orphaned children in Illinois because as reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, “Meanwhile, an opponent of the law, the Catholic diocese in Rockford, announced last week it will end its state-funded adoption and foster-care program rather than comply with the law, which would require it to place children with gay or unmarried couples.” I hope anyone and everyone can see the issue here. Rather than embrace two people’s love regardless of their sexual orientation, the Catholic church prefers to close down their state-funded adoption and foster-care program. They’d rather not help children find home because now they have to adopt children to gays. Those dirty, blasphemous gays. They’d rather let children be homeless than let them be around gay people.
Do I need to keep repeating this? Or has it sunk in already? Where is the love and tolerance Christians preach about? Does that go out the window just because two people who want to get married are the same gender? I guess the answer to that is yes when it comes to the Catholic Church in Rockford, IL
