Perspective on the Senate Joint Committee Hearing on SB 12

Father Pio O'Connor shares his thoughts on Wednesday's Senate Joint Committee Hearing of the Domestic Partnership Bill.


“Why do they care so much about something that has nothing to do with them?” asked a supporter of Senate Bill 12.

This bill has everything to do with us! The Domestic Partners Rights and Responsibilities Act, if passed, will open the door to taking away our religious freedom as a country founded on Judeo-Christian beliefs.

“This is not a marriage bill,” declares the sponsor of the bill.

If this bill passes, the New Mexico courts can act and declare – as the courts did in California – that the ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional! Once same-sex marriage is passed, then the Judeo-Christian teaching that homosexuality is a disorder and homosexual acts are wrong will become a crime!

If same-sex marriage is allowed by the state, then anyone opposed to homosexual marriage because of their religious beliefs would be persecuted. This has already happened in New Mexico!

The New Mexico Human Rights Commission ruled last year that an Albuquerque photographer was guilty of discrimination for refusing to photograph a same-sex “commitment ceremony” because of the photographer’s religious beliefs.

“This is a civil rights issue,” says Senator Eric Griego, a Catholic who amazingly supports this bill. His words are prophetic. If this bill passes the civil rights of ordinary citizens will be threatened as they are coerced by the courts to accept homosexuals as “normal” and “acceptable” even if their religious beliefs tell them different.

As a Catholic priest: If I stand up on a Sunday in church and proclaim the teaching of the Catholic Church that homosexual orientation is a disorder and not in God’s plan for man and woman (“be fruitful and multiply”), and that living actively the gay life style is gravely sinful – will I be arrested for “hate” speech and discriminating against homosexuals, who’s marriage is now legal?

The Domestic Partnership Bill is on a crash course with religious liberty! PLEASE VOTE NO ON SENATE BILL 12.

Catholic Church Teachings on Homosexual Unions

Pope John Paul II & Pope Benedict XVI

On

Considerations Regarding Proposals To Give Legal Recognition

To Unions Between Homosexual Persons

IV. Positions of Catholic Politicians With Regard To

Legislation In Favour Of Homosexual Unions

10. If it is true that all Catholics are obliged to oppose the legal recognition of homosexual unions, Catholic politicians are obliged to do so in a particular way, in keeping with their responsibility as politicians. Faced with legislative proposals in favour of homosexual unions, Catholic politicians are to take account of the following ethical indications.

When legislation in favour of the recognition of homosexual unions is proposed for the first time in a legislative assembly, the Catholic law-maker has a moral duty to express his opposition clearly and publicly and to vote against it. To vote in favour of a law so harmful to the common good is gravely immoral.

The Sovereign Pontiff Pope John Paul II, in the Audience of March 28, 2003, approved the present Considerations, adopted in the Ordinary Session of this Congregation, and ordered their publication.

Rome, from the Offices of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, June 3, 2003, Memorial of Saint Charles Lwanga and his Companions, Martyrs.

Joseph Card. Ratzinger(Pope Benedict XVI)

Perfect

Angelo Amato, S.D.B.

Titular Archbishop of Sila Secretary

Domestic Partnership Laws Do Not Protect Freedoms

Domestic Partnership laws DO NOT Protect Individual and Religious Freedoms!

Facts
* California: Supreme Court affirms the state is obligated to punish a Christian doctor for refusing to inseminate a lesbian couple.
*Massachusetts: Court rules Catholic Charities Adoption agency cannot discriminate among couples. Agency closes.
*New Jersey: Methodist group stripped of its tax exemption for disallowing civil union "marriages" on their property.
*Connecticut: Supreme Court uses recently passed civil union law to redefine existing marriage law to include same sex unions.
Even with religious exempting language in law the courts say you cannot discriminate.
*New Mexico: A Christian photographer fined for refusing to photograph civil union ceremony.

A vote for Domestic Partnerships is a vote AGAINST Individual and Religious Freedom!

Against All Odds

If the current political landscape resembled the world of sports, the cause of traditional values would be facing a large halftime deficit. Opponents of traditional marriage, family structure and the right to life have made tremendous gains in recent years, particularly with major coups in recent election cycles. However, a big deficit at halftime does not mean a lost cause. In fact, we should take this opportunity to gather ourselves and take action to ensure that our deficit at halftime does not result in losses when the game is over.

A perfect example of this from the sports world occurred in the National Football League playoffs in January 1993. The Buffalo Bills found themselves trailing the Houston Oilers 35 to 3 at halftime. The Bills could have easily rolled over at that juncture. No team had ever erased a 32 point deficit at halftime in playoffs, and the Bills would need to climb this mountain with their backup quarterback Frank Reich. The Bills showed diligence and played a nearly perfect 2nd half, forcing the Oilers into miscues and capitalizing on them. The Bills won that game 41-38 and proceeded to their 3rd straight Super Bowl appearance.

We can learn a lot from the Bills effort that day. We must never give up, no matter how bleak external factors appear to be. We must continue to defend traditional values and our diligent efforts will result in progress for our beliefs.

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