Brisbane archbishop compares same-sex marriage to parents marrying their children
Image: Archbishop Mark Coleridge. Image: Facebook.
Brisbane’s Catholic archbishop has urged Australians to vote no on marriage equality, saying discrimination about who can marry is not new and comparing it to parents marrying their children.
Archbishop Mark Coleridge said same-sex couples must be respected but that society has always discriminated about marriage, SBS News has reported.
“I mean parents can’t marry their children,” he said.
“Children can’t marry their parents. Sibling marrying sibling has always been ruled out.”
Coleridge made similar comments in a position statement earlier this month, writing that only a man and a woman could be married.
“Other forms of love may indeed be love and often are,” he wrote.
“That means they have value, yes; but it doesn’t mean they are or could become marriage.
“Same-sex marriage ideology implies that equality means sameness. But it doesn’t.”
Churches around Australia have taken sides during the marriage debate, with some warning of attacks on religious freedom, while others have thrown their weight behind marriage equality.
Cardinal Pell has completely slipped under the radar
Why?
Please mediarevisit this
He is here going through our legal processes
I would like to be informed
Sexual activity plays a big part in most marriages, most relationships.
It may not be as regular as it was to start with but nevertheless it still plays a big part.
When it comes to having sex with children the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches are the experts.
Of course once you reach 12, 13 or 14 you become “Too Old” for these perverts because they only like having sex with little boys and girls.
These organisations should be closed down. They should all, and without exception, have their “Tax Free ” Status revoked
Silly me. I thought he was just referring to parents marrying their children, which, of course, is simply not on.
But after I re-read his full quote……….
“Other forms of love may indeed be love – but it doesn’t mean they could become marriage. Children can’t marry their parents”………..
I think I see what he might be alluding to…….
It seems to me that he might be referring to the long established institution of some Catholic priests having a deep and caring love for the young boys in their care and the fact that while this is indeed love, it doesn’t mean they could become marriage.
Yup, totally agree. Marriage doesn’t work here. Hmmm, unless of course, the Catholic church changes it’s rules and allows priests to marry. Yeah, that might work for you. Is that what you’re alluding to Mr. Archbishop Mark Coleridge (I’m guessing that you can’t resist reading these forums :) ).
TBH, I don’t even know why I’m responding to this dick.
The Church has a long rich history of lies, cover-up, deceit and bigotry over the centuries. This Archbishop Coleridge is a glowing example of what the modern church is failing at and the recent Australian Census numbers show very well that Christians are running a mile away from their Churches rather that attend them. I am a gay Christian man and find the leaders of our Churches are wanting in every facet of christian teaching. You are a disgrace Coleridge. Your words are appalling. Not worthy of holding your position as an Archbishop. The good thing is your own God will judge you. You epitomize the reason why the Church is in decline.
The Catholic Church needs to be disolved once and for all. It’s quite all right to hide knowledge that children have been molested by sickoes thriving within their own establishment and yet it still has the gaul to make ridiculous claims. Verbal diahorrea. Stop churning out rhetorical crap from the mentality of the middle ages.
The Catholic church is currently fighting off suggestions that priests have to report paedophile colleagues who confess their horrific criminal behaviour in the confessional because this is A BREACH OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
The Archbishop needs to fix a lot of problems a lot closer to home before he starts judging others. What is his view on reporting self-confessed paedophiles?
Meanwhile, I don’t want to read another word from a senior catholic priest about marriage until they CLEARLY EXPRESS THEIR VIEW THAT PRIESTS MUST REPORT PAEDOPHILES TO AUTHORITIES AND PRIESTS WHO DON’T FOLLOW THE RULES WILL BE DEFROCKED.
Fucking hypocrites.
They musty also be forced to report those within their own ranks who are active paedophiles – Paedos are never, ever, capable of rehabilitation – despite the pleas of their paedo-friendly lawyers and Parole Boards which release them early only to have them re-offend within hours of being released. Lock them up for Life and lock every single priest, bishop, archbishop who protect and defend them.