Did the Church once condone gay marriage?

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Originally posted by Rudey:...I don't care what the Church did. And the source of your article makes it a joke....

Huh? The article was a piece which originally appeared in a national newspaper (Ireland) publicising/giving opinion+commentary on a book. The surrounding issues frequently crop up. All the info in it and facts from it were simply commentary on said book. The book was written by Yale history professor John E. Boswell, professor & late former chairman of Yale's history department. It won the American Book Award for history in 1981?

Originally posted by: Love_Spell_6: Didnt even read your source...because I already got one..THE BIBLE!! If u want to know if gay marriage was ever condoned...read about Soddom and Gomorrah..and the other scriptures where the Bible refers to a man lying down with another man. Is this really even a point of contention?

Love_Spell_6 huh? Yes it is a form of 'contention' thus the debates which keep cropping up on here? Such as this thread which discusses the "THE BIBLE!!" and what it does/doesn't "condone".