QUOTE TO NOTE: Himes on Marriage for Lesbian and Gay Couples

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After delivering a lecture on sacramentality at Boston College, Rev. Michael Himes, one of the leading theologians in the country, was asked a question about marriage for lesbian and gay couples.  The Heights, the school’s student newspaper reported his answer:

“If it is true that there are people who are irretrievably homosexual, then it is vicious to tell them they can’t get married. To tell someone they have to be celibate is absolutely mad.”

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–Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry

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