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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum
probably not, marriage is marriage, if someone is gay and christian they would want the same sacrement:
but here is my question
couldn't the catholic church sue anyone who calls it "marriage" since they were the ones who made it a sacrement?
seriously, shouldn't everyone who is not catholic call it something else?
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They made it a sacrament for Roman Catholics only. They don't have power over anybody else. However, since marriage existed prior to that, then no, they couldn't sue. They don't own the term marriage or else no other religions would be able to use it either.
If you're going to call it a civil union for everybody who doesn't get married in a church, then fine. Or should I say, doesn't get unioned in a church? Why create more red tape and bureaucracy when we already have such a thing, called marriage? Why do we want to continue to inflate our government? Double the forms, double the requirements, etc. For what? Seems like a waste of resources to me.
And, if you're going to use the biological argument that the only purpose of marriage is procreation then you better ban it for everybody who is sterile too, whether by choice or by nature. "Oops, sorry, you had the mumps when you were 10 and are sterile now? No marriage license for you!"
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