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Originally posted by aephi alum
I also found it interesting that they made strong statements against gay couples adopting children. Supposedly it's not in the "best interests of the child" to have two fathers and no mother, or two mothers and no father. So let's see... if there are kids up for adoption in a given area, there are no heterosexual couples around who are willing to adopt, but there are homosexual couples who want to adopt, it's actually preferable that the kids should sit around in an orphanage or in foster care rather than be adopted by two loving parents who just happen to be of the same sex???
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This bothers me about the ban on gay adoptions in a lot of states (like my home state of Florida).
A wanted child is a loved child. If two men or two women who have been in a long-lasting stable relationship, have the desire to raise a child, and have the financial wherewithal to afford the expensive adoption process want a child, what's the problem? One of my best friends would make an amazing father--does the fact that he's gay negate any potential as a stable father figure?
I'm a little confused about some stuff. Everyone's been saying that the Pope doesn't have the authority to change beliefs and doctrines. What was Vatican II all about, then? Wasn't that an era of major reform and change within the church, which impacted Catholic (and to some extent) and world society? Is it time for Vatican III to address te issues of child molestation, contraception to prevent the very real, very scary spread of AIDS, and other issues?
