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by Daniel J on April 28th, 2004

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What is the Catholic Church's stance on gay marriage?

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  • by James Beatty on April 28th, 2004

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    The Roman Catholic Church has long held that the sole purpose of the sexual act is to procreate, and that the sexual act is only legitimate within a marriage. Thus, marriage is a holy bond between a man and a woman for the purpose of having children and raising a family. As homosexuals cannot naturally have children with each other, they cannot be married in the eyes of the Catholic Church. Therefore, Catholics don't believe that homosexual marriage is moral.

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    • Not quite correct. Sex within marriage is two-fold--- unitive and procreative, and the 2 are intimately connected.

      juno24

      by juno24 on April 19th, 2005

    • correct

      Ignatius

      by Ignatius on April 22nd, 2005

    • While procreation is one of the main purposes of marriage in the eyes of the Catholic Church, it's not the only purpose.

      Geekette

      by Geekette on December 9th, 2005

    • The Roman Catholic Church is very clear that all acts of sex should be open to procreation.

      AntigoneRising

      by AntigoneRising on October 17th, 2007

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