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Cupich statement on ACA subsidies, same-sex marriage rulings
I'm not sure I've ever seen a statement quite like this:
In the first, the Court preserved subsidies for the 6.4 million low-income Americans who depend on them to purchase health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. We have issues with provisions of that legislation and will continue to advocate to preserve our religious freedom. However, we understand that for millions of individuals and families, most of them the working poor, this decision preserves access to health care and the promise it offers of a healthier, longer life.
In the second decision, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that two persons of the same sex have a constitutional right to marry each other. In doing so, the Court has re-defined civil marriage. The proposed reason for the ruling is the protection of equal rights for all citizens, including those who identify themselves as gay. The rapid social changes signaled by the Court ruling call us to mature and serene reflections as we move forward together. In that process, the Catholic Church will stand ready to offer a wisdom rooted in faith and a wide range of human experience.
It is important to note that the Catholic Church has an abiding concern for the dignity of gay persons. In fact, the Catechism of the Catholic Church says: They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. (n. 2358). This respect must be real, not rhetorical, and ever reflective of the Churchs commitment to accompanying all people. For this reason, the Church must extend support to all families, no matter their circumstances, recognizing that we are all relatives, journeying through life under the careful watch of a loving God.
It is also important to stress that the Supreme Courts redefinition of civil marriage has no bearing on the Catholic Sacrament of Matrimony, in which the marriage of man and woman is a sign of the union of Christ and the Church. In upholding our traditional concept of marriage, we are called to support those who have entered into this sacred and loving bond with God and each other.
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Cupich statement on ACA subsidies, same-sex marriage rulings (Original Post)
UrbScotty
Jun 2015
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47of74
(18,470 posts)1. I suppose that's something
I think it's better than what some other certain leaders would have said in his shoes. Maybe some people in the church are starting to get it now that our civil laws do not having any bearing on the sacraments.
okasha
(11,573 posts)2. Fpr me, the most significant thing here
is the explicit reference to Native American spirituality. "We are all relatives"--Mitakuye oyasin.. Once that comes to bear in any significant way, it becomes very difficult to hold onto the idea that some of us, somehow, are wrongly made.