"the very essence of our christian mission"

By Diogenes ( articles ) | Mar 02, 2006

Let's see. Four months ago, it was captious of us to object to Boston's Catholic Charities' placing thirteen orphans in gay households because, after all, they were only "a tiny fraction of the 720 placed" in the relevant period. That was then. Now it appears gay adoptions are at the core of our faith:

Seven members of the board of Catholic Charities of Boston, including prominent business and media leaders, announced their resignations yesterday, saying that the Massachusetts bishops' effort to prohibit gays from adopting children from Catholic social service agencies "threatens the very essence of our Christian mission."

Outstanding. So how about separate and distinct second collections from now on: "Catholic Charities," for those who think the Church has it wrong, and "Catholic Catholic Charities," for those who think she's right?