Catholic adoption agency loses loses gay adoption fight

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Source: The Guardian

A Catholic adoption agency has lost a two-year battle to be excluded from laws that ban discrimination against homosexuals.

Leeds-based Catholic Care wanted exemption from the 2007 Sexual Orientation Regulations, which require it to consider gay and lesbian couples as prospective parents.

But a ruling on Tuesday by the Charity Tribunal upheld an earlier decision from the Charity Commission. The bishop of Leeds, the Right Rev Arthur Roche, said he was disappointed with the tribunal's ruling. He said: "It is unfortunate that those who will suffer as a consequence of this ruling will be the most vulnerable children, for whom Catholic Care has provided an excellent service for many years.It is an important point of principle that the charity should be able to prepare potential adoptive parents according to the tenets of the Catholic faith."

Roche had told the Charity Tribunal the agency would suffer financially if it was forced to accept applications from homosexual couples because donations would dry up.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/apr/26/catholic-adoption-agency-gay-lesbian

[Scuba]

1. I would much rather have been raised by two loving gays....

...than by the hateful psycho and cowardly drunk who raised me.

[monmouth]

4. Couldn't agree more..n/t

[CatholicEdHead]

2. Sad but now they will follow US dioceses

Which is to cut off all adoption services. It is so sad that all Catholic Charity has to be vetted through a narrow, unrelated lens. Gay marriage stances have nothing to do with providing or not providing charity services.

[monmouth]

3. The children suffering mostly are those molested by sick priests. Being

adopted by loving and nurturing gay people is a win win.

[ZombieHorde]

5. The RCC really hates gay people. nt

[Scottybeamer70]

6. when it comes to the welfare of children.........

they shouldn't even be allowed to say a single word.............wow........arrogance on parade!