May a faithful Catholic attend a same
Being invited to the wedding is often a cause for joy, but for many Catholics, being invited to a same-sex wedding can precipitate a deep internal conflict. This was a real email I got tonight. My response also follows verbatim. Is it a sin to attend a gay wedding?
While U.S. law recognizes such relationships as “marriages,” God and the Catholic Church never can. Scripture and the Church’s magisterium otherwise teach that homosexual sex—whether between two men or two women—is an intrinsic moral evil, let alone attempting to publicly sanction such a relationship. Our family consists of a mixture of Catholic and Protestant Christians. One family member, who is gay, is contemplating marriage to a same-sex partner. 
Should I Attend My Daughter’s Same
Q. Our family consists of a mixture of Catholic and Protestant Christians. One family member, who is gay, is contemplating marriage to a same-sex partner. My husband and I do not plan to attend. By David Ramos. Being invited to the wedding of a family member or friend is often a cause for joy, but for many Catholics, being invited to a same-sex wedding can precipitate a deep internal conflict.
Deciding Whether to Attend a Same
I know that I probably should not attend the ceremony, but what about their reception? Is there any problem with that? I have heard instances where Catholic persons did not attend the non-Catholic wedding of a Catholic person, but attended the reception afterward. -S. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: I am sorry to hear about your friend. Thursday, February 13, Being invited to the wedding of a family member or friend is often a cause for joy, but for many Catholics, being invited to a same-sex wedding can precipitate a deep internal conflict. How can one reconcile loyalty to family or friendship with the teachings of the Church?
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David Ramos, Catholic News Agency Thursday, February 13, Being invited to the wedding of a family member or friend is often a cause for joy, but for many Catholics, being invited to a same-sex wedding can precipitate a deep internal conflict. How can one reconcile loyalty to family or friendship with the teachings of the Church?. Should I attend the same-sex wedding of a family member? This is a dilemma I never dreamed I'd face, and I'm agonizing over the decision.
Can a Catholic attend a same
Should I attend the same-sex wedding of a family member? This is a dilemma I never dreamed I'd face, and I'm agonizing over the decision. I don't want to destroy a relationship or forfeit my opportunity to have a continuing positive influence in this person's life. At the same time, I can't help feeling that it would be wrong as a Christian to validate and celebrate what I regard as a sinful. . Catholic Attending Gay Weddings
Catholic Church and same-sex marriage The Catholic Church has intervened in political discourses to enact legislative and constitutional provisions establishing marriage as the union of a man and a woman, resisting efforts by civil governments to establish same-sex marriage. . May Catholics Attend a “Gay Wedding” for Pastoral Reasons?
May Catholics Attend a “Gay Wedding” for Pastoral Reasons? This was a real email I got tonight. My response also follows verbatim. Hi, Fr. DN, I asked three local pastors in the area I live in in NJ about what Catholics should do if they are invited to same sex marriages. .