Much Like the Republicunts

[Minimalist]

the fucking church insists on making itself less relevant to the modern world.

Good for both of them. Die out, already.

http://apnews.excite.com/article/2012111...DSR80.html

VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican is digging in after gay marriage initiatives scored big wins this week in the U.S. and Europe, vowing to never stop insisting that marriage can only be between a man and a woman.

[Darth]

But if that man should die, then his brother has first dibs on her so long as the brother was living with the couple and there has not yet been a male child born.

[Aroura]

Not surprised at all. All the extremists seem to be doubling down on their extremism in the face of the recent reality check.
I liked this comment by the bishop:

""If not, then why not contemplate freely chosen polygamy, and naturally so as to not discriminate, polyandry?" he asked sarcastically. Polyandry is when a woman has two or more husbands."

Yes, why not?? I'm completely serious. Why is polygamy bad? I mean, people in other countries have been practicing it for thousands of years.
Stop regulating people's marital and sex lives, and the church would have little left to harp on, I guess.

[Zen Badger]

Not surprised at all. All the extremists seem to be doubling down on their extremism in the face of the recent reality check.
I liked this comment by the bishop:

""If not, then why not contemplate freely chosen polygamy, and naturally so as to not discriminate, polyandry?" he asked sarcastically. Polyandry is when a woman has two or more husbands."

Yes, why not?? I'm completely serious. Why is polygamy bad? I mean, people in other countries have been practicing it for thousands of years.
Stop regulating people's marital and sex lives, and the church would have little left to harp on, I guess.

In fact group marriages would have several practical advantages over monogamous unions.

The first one springing to mind is the increased financial support for the family group, so if one member loses their job or is disabled then it is not the disaster it would be otherwise.

[Something completely different]

I cant hear enought of such news, and am realy happy about it.
To some it might mean that the radicals will get more radical. But knowing my lovely progressive Europe, I know that we will through that "help" successfully de-catholicise ourselves.