Gloria.tv: Abp. Nichols Praises "Civil Partnerships" for "People of the Same Sex"

Abp. Nichols Praises "Civil Partnerships" for "People of the Same Sex"

Gloria.TV – News Briefs 30/11/2011 06:34:53

Photo ~ Archbishop Vincent Nichols

Abp. Nichols Praises "Civil Partnerships" for "People of the Same Sex"

The Archbishop of Westminster, leading cleric in England and Wales, said the following words at a recent press conference following the Bishops' meeting:

'We would want to emphasise that civil partnerships actually provide a structure in which people of the same sex who want a lifelong relationship [and] a lifelong partnership can find their place and protection and legal provision,
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'As a Church we are very committed to the notion of equality so that people are treated the same across all the activities of life. The Church holds great store by the value of commitment in relationships and undertakings that people give. Stability in society depends upon the reliability of commitments that people give. That might be in offering to do a job but especially in their relationships with one another. Equality and commitment are both very important and we fully support them.'

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tbswv 01/12/2011 18:57:15

Let's see if Pope Benedict XVI removes this "bishop" for his flagrent disregard for Church teaching regarding homosexual unions. Just because he is a bishop doesn't necessarily mean what comes out of his mouth is Catholic.

ACLumsden 30/11/2011 08:14:42

Yes, I am told of this statement; while Basil Cardinal Hume was quite the Benedictine cleric and prefered the Cloister and Choir to the many committments of Primate of England and Wales, Basil Cardinal Hume ALWAYS upheld the moral and liturgical norms of Holy Mother Church.

Yet again, maybe it is time the Benedictines take charge of the education of both saeculars and clerics in this country! (UK).