‘Grounded teaching’ or ‘act of cruelty’? Christian leaders react to the Vatican rejecting same-sex marriage
Jamie Manson
Jamie Manson, president of progressive group Catholics for Choice, released a statement denouncing the Vatican decree.
Manson, whose organization recently decided to expand advocacy beyond just the abortion issue, labeled the decree “an act of profound cruelty to invalidate LGBTQ families in any form.”
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“The Vatican’s needless attack on same-sex marriages seems to reflect an intention to put up walls that separate people and divide families instead of building bridges between all people,” stated Manson.
“By insisting that genital complementarity is an absolute requirement for marriage, the hierarchy places limits on God’s power to work within all of the relationships of all God’s beloved children.”
