So one of the latest controversies brewing in Washington D.C. is the D.C. city council is about to pass a law legalizing “gay” marriage. As I understand it the Catholic Church currently partners & contracts with the city to provide services to those in need. With the legalization of “gay” marriage in D.C. the Catholic Church would need to provide benefits to same sex partners in order to continue to qualify for future city contracts. The Archbishop of Washington D.C. has said this cannot be done in order to stay faithful to the Gospel and the beliefs of the Catholic Church and is looking for a compromise with the city, basically an exemption.
While I believe the Archbishop to be correct in recognizing that the Catholic Church cannot condone “gay” marriage by offering benefits to same sex partners what I want to know is why church is okay with providing benefits to those in “irregular” marriage situations, irregular meaning those who are divorced and remarried without an annulment. Both “marriages”, gay or irregular, are sinful to my knowledge although I’m sure to differing degrees. Does anyone know how or where the Catholic Church explains this seemingly compliance with irregular marriages as it concern secular employment benefits? As I would like to understand it better.
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