MSW: "What does it mean to be a “culture warrior”? Let’s take one example. In Denver, when confronted with a decision by a pastor to bar the child of lesbian parents from attending a Catholic school, Chaput agreed with the pastor...
I am wondering about this claim 'If parents don’t respect the beliefs of the Church, or live in a manner that openly rejects those beliefs, then partnering with those parents becomes very difficult, if not impossible.' How does that square with the fact that Catholic schools permit Protestants who “openly reject” certain Catholic beliefs? Or non-Christians who “openly reject” the divinty of Christ? Does the archdiocese of Denver deny admission to the children of parents who are divorced and remarried? Or is it just the children of gays who get discriminated against?"
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I think that this has to do with the concept of "scandal," and "causing scandal." [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13506d.htm] Involving that couple would have caused scandal, because homosexual acts are evil in nature, while not believing or being only in partial communion with the Church is not (of necessity) evil - it is an error, but not of necessity an evil act.
The issue with culture wars, as they are understood in common parlance (in the media), is something else - my point was only about this specific issue.
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