Not being a member of an organised religion since my teens, I care less about the rights of the Anglican and Catholic Churches... than what happens to the 32 percent of adoptions that are being jeopardised here.
The 12 Catholic adoption agencies in England and Wales handle 32 percent of voluntary sector adoptions, according to Murphy-O'Connor's letter. Those agencies currently refer applications from gay couples to other non-Catholic agencies and he argued that should continue. "If forced to consider gay couples the Catholic agencies may have to shut," he said.Is there a point at which we consider the harm political correctness can inflict on totally uninvolved third parties?
"It would be an unnecessary tragedy if legislation forces the closure of these adoption services," he said. "The outcome is wholly avoidable."
What about these children?
UPDATE via Kathy Shaidle: Church-Smurch... what does the American College of Pediatricians have to say about all this.
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