Thursday, June 4, 2009

British legislation threatens Catholic adoption agencies

A British tribunal has ruled that Catholic adoption agencies may not discriminate against homosexual couples in adoptions. The Labour Party implemented sexual orientation anti-discrimination rules in a 2007 bill. Story here.
Now the Catholic church which has been involved in the care and adoption of children far longer than most public agencies, must decide whether to forsake prinicples or close.
What's next?

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