Same-gender Marriages

I think the reason why they wanted to be married in church is because like those others.. they wanted that their relationship be blessed.. If people involved in same- gender relationship wants RESPECT with their happiness I think they should also show respect with the rules of the Catholic church why they are not allowed to get married in church.

The church clearly defies marriage between the same gender. And being in a country which is predominated with Catholics, one aspire to get married in a church. Unfortunately, I don't see this coming in the near future or will it ever be implemented. I respect people who may have chosen to love someone of the same gender as they have however, I think that getting married in the church is no longer an option for them. It is just so sad that even if we want to express our their with as much freedom as others, they really could not. Their option is either to be united with the blessings from a different sect or just remain together even without having to get married.

Heh. You know something? REGARDLESS of whether I was into men or women (I am a woman and I have a husband) I would NEVER consider ANIMALS as any sort of ideal partner. I cannot even believe you or anybody goes there... as unless someone is totally mentally unbalanced, people just don't do that. I laugh whenever I see people try to say 'oh, this will lead to that'. Really? HOW? I have never EVER seen a married person - who is married to ANOTHER PERSON - decide to divorce that PERSON and then marry their CAT. I've seen all kinds of people decide to leave or divorce one PERSON and then have a relationship or marriage with another PERSON. People are people. Gender has nothing to do with anything and does not lead to people deciding their ideal partner is no longer a human. Marriage is a covenant and commitment between two people who love each other. I don't really feel it has anything to do with government or the church unless you decide you want to get married in a church. For legal purposes you have to file to get a marriage license but that's really just a piece of paper. It has nothing to do with how you feel about each other. I believe it's up to each individual couple to decide what's important to them, whether that's a big church wedding, a temple ceremony, a justice of the peace, a courthouse, or a friend who gets ordained online who can do it in your car... it's your choice and yours only. I don't decide what's important to someone else, and nobody else gets to decide what's important to me. I think EVERYONE has the right to be married to any other ONE PERSON they love, period. ONE PERSON. I think that covers it.

You make a good point here, if any homosexual couple want to claim that marriage is something that the church should no longer decide, then they shouldn't hurry their union into taking place inside a church, but take it to the government registration office. It is the funny part of it all why they continue to do so even though certain church authority condemn them relentlessly, your guess is as well as mine; except that i am not optimistic that people will marry their pet other than love or abuse pet in the future.

I think all that talk about marrying one's pet or television set, as is presented in the media here, is going a bit far. Gay marriage should not leave the door open to fear mongering about marrying one's motorcycle, for example. That's just silly. We should deal with one issue at a time. The church is a powerful lobby group in both of our countries, it seems. Have you heard? Gay marriage is now legally recognised in England. Gay people here are rushing into the British Consulate offices here to get married. Problem is, they will need to set up camp there, as once they leave the grounds, we won't recognize their marriage! I think a "Let Do" (I can't recall the French wording, which sounds much better, even in my French!) approach should be adopted whereby the more progressive churches will happily marry gay couples, pressuring the more fundamental evangelical churches to review their decision. I don't think there should be any further government interference in the matter. Let the churches fight it out!

Marriage is a holy thing that can happen in life if it place truely and with true perfect partner...otherwise better to not marry at all.... I wish I was unmarried because of getting wrong one...

I saw a man on Maury show marry his horse , he was kissing the horse and everything . I see some people love kissing their dogs , I would not put it pass them that they may be involved with pet . I dont think the Government should be able to force a church to go against their belief . There are lot of other place they can get marry that wont have a problem with them .

I think that we have to separate the views of different religions from the ability to get married. We all don't believe in Christianity, Catholicism, or Buddhism, we all have different religious views and core values that drastically influence the choices that we make within life. I also think that good Christians can still be homosexual. It is more than time that we begin to accept people for who they are and what they enjoy as long as it does not violate others' rights. I think that a higher power would want us all to be accepting of one another and would want us to learn to love each other regardless of our differences. I think that acceptances and understanding are divine abilities especially when you can learn to do it to people that are polar opposites of you.

Thanks for this discussion. I am not in favor of this, but in India too such cases of same gender marriage occurred, it is against law of nature, have never seen this kind of love making in animals even. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

that is highly prohibited and infact i find it even more funny

there are no use it and i strongly loathe them for sure and i find it bizarre also

Marriage is a commitment between 2 people, no matter what kind of gender they have. I live in a country where since 1960 already churches/religion is on his way back. People are not interested in that anymore, churches are used as shops, homes, etc. I live in a country that respects others and I doubt you will find many people here who will complain about a gay couple getting married (or make a living together contract which is possible too, also for hetero couples with nearly the same right, it's just easier to divorce). The fact you start this discussion somehow give me the feeling this is an issue for you. Live and let live, respect people and treat them the way they treat you. That's all what I can say. BTW a marriage in church is in my country not a real marriage. Only a marriage by law is.

Getting married with a person of the same gender with a whole ceremony in the church makes no sense because the church opposes such marriages. But civil marriage is ok. People who love each other should have the right to wear a rings, share a surname, celabrate the day when they decided to be together for the rest of their lives and benefit from being marriage according to the law. Also layde, you shouldn't compare a person to a pet.