THE SUNDAY HOMILY: America at the Crossroads: the November Elections and Marriage

http://fjicthus.blogspot.com/ ....When a civil law is not in conformity with the moral law, it is an unjust law. Legalized slavery, for example, was an unjust law. Legalized forms of segregation were unjust laws. Legalized abortion is an unjust law. Legalized euthanasia is an unjust law. Legalized same-sex marriage is an unjust law. Slavery, segregation, abortion, euthanasia, and same-sex marriages are in essence contrary to the objective moral law, and therefore, no human law can claim them to be legitimate..... By Fr. James Farfaglia, Pastor, St. Helena of the Cross Parish, Corpus Christi, Tx, October 12, 2008 Aside from the abortion issue, the issue of homosexual marriages is also in the forefront of the culture wars during this presidential election. Let us take a clear look at the issue according to the mind of the Catholic Church. The Conference of American Bishops has already given a clear and comprehensive teaching on the issue of same-sex marriages ( ...