In Defense of Cardinal George | National Catholic Reporter

In Defense of Cardinal George | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: The issue of gay immigration was settled by the Winchester case (which the good guys won).  For the coalition's sake, they should take this issue out.  Indeed, the immigration question is federal too and will be solved shortly unless the GOP proves really stupid (which has been known to happen as well). Still, the Cardinal's tactics are both disturbing and on the wrong side of the issue of gay marriage (which will be nationalized much sooner than anyone suspects - state by state).  Once gay marriage is nationalized, the families of gay couples will demand blessed marriages, which gay priests will quietly comply with - and may secretly marry on their own as well.  Church teaching is that it is not fecundity but ability that allows marriage - as well as that the couple marries themselves before God.  I can't see where the Cardinal's out dated ideas on sex will last for long - even within the Church - and THAT is what the Bishops fear most (not the civil marriage or even the employment issues - and their opposition is bigotry because they honor civil marriages of their employees even though they regard them as immoral).