Boy is refused confirmation after he expresses support for gay marriage

You can take The Boy out of the Church, but you cant take the Church out of the Boy :(

@ katiemac So would that hold for AGREEING with the church on contraception too? Should any Catholic who has ever used OR believes it is OK to use a condom be denied participation in the religion as well? Yeah, I didn't think so. Why is one teaching ok to be against or ignore and the other isn't? Because of the sheer numbers of Catholics who simple ignore the church's position on contraception. There would be no church left if they kicked out every Catholic who used contraception—condoms count! As far as the Boy Scout goes, you said he "he did not believe in any of the things Scouts stand for". I doubt the Boy Scouts would appreciate you reducing their organization to just a homophonic organization in your effort to justify their action. They are that but much more too. The Boy Scout you mention was not against "everything the Boys Scouts stand for" he was FOR being recognized for his achievements like every other boy who did the same. He was denied not because he did not achieve all he did but simply because of who he is. The boy for gay marriage can have the love of the church if he just publicly denies his beliefs and the boy scout could have gotten his badge had he only lied about he is. And as long as everyone buys their condoms and birth control pills and pretend it isn't happening then the sincere love of the church is theirs for the having. The word hypocrisy comes to mind… so not what Christ stood for—as usual.

The Catholic Church is denying ...reality. And it,s denying its TRUE Christian message. For the BIG GUY didn't go around preaching fear and hate, nor did he rail against birth control ...or abortion....or gay marriage . HIS words and HIS message were simple and "down to earth": 1 Corinthians 13 New King James Version (NKJV)   The Greatest Gift: 13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. I know that their are many good people out there that call themselves Catholic ...many good people searching for answers, searching for community, and searching for a way. ...in this all-too-harsh world. There's only one thing I can say to you: think for yourself, be yourself, trust yourself. Don't just accept something because it comes from a "voice of authority". For ultimately YOU are responsible for your life, and how you try to live it. That’s why you have freedom of choice and a conscience: to choose, NOT just to follow....

This young man has not challenged his Church's teaching on homosexuality. He has simply advocated equal treatment for homosexuals *under the civil law,* in other words, he opposes legal discrimination against homosexuals. He has exercised his freedom of speech and conscience to take a *political* position on a *political* issue. When the clergy can no longer tell the difference between a political position and a religious teaching of their institution, I see no reason to continue calling their institution a religion. So he is excluded from a sacrament of his *church* because his priest doesn't share his *politics*? I can imagine something like this happening in medieval Europe or a theocratic Middle Eastern country, but this is America--Minnesota--21st century!

@ironjustice, your analogy is beyond ridiculous and offensive to people who SUFFER from Tourette's to suggest they WANT to go around cursing. What the hell??? Secondly, homosexuality not "abnormal" anymore than having blue eyes when most of the world has brown eyes is "abnormal" @Eschetic thanks for pointing out the fact that 99% of people who engage in this debate miss. We are talking about CIVIL marriage—not religious. Civil marriage is about civil rights. And I agree, I hope this is not coming out of Rome although, frankly, it would not be surprising. There is an air of desperation after the election especially. The church needs to change with the times. They used to burn women at the stake as witches. They tortured countless people who did not agree with them, their history is blood stained and horrific. They obviously evolved from that. If they are to survive they will need to continue to do so.

It isn't his religion if they don't agree with what he believes. Any church who denies a person their rights to believe is not a religion. all religions were started as cults and still are cults. all religions should be taxed

Apparrently a lot of people never knew or forgot what confirmation means. It means that you understand and AGREE with the Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church. This boy obviuosly does NOT AGREE, and therefore is not eligible to receive that sacrament. This is a growing trend among pro-gay agenda types. Participate in an activity or a group that you know has an opposing view and then pitch a hissy fit, along with media coverage when you get exclude. A boy did this exact same routine recently with the Boy Scouts. Worked on his Eagle Project then stood up and stated he did not believe in any of the things Scouts stand for and was SHOCKED and TRAUMATIZED because they refused to award his badge. All of these are efforts to get the gay agenda sympathy. Doesn't work with me.

The Minnesota courts should order Rev. LaMoine to approve this boy's confirmation. Then if this priest still refuses to comply with the court order, the court should expell him from the priesthood.

I dearly want to believe this is the ignorance of a local clergy member and not the current position out of Rome. There is a VAST difference between CIVIL marriage which all citizens *should* have access to in the best interest of a stable society, and the sacrament of marriage which the Roman Catholic Church (and other denominations) may have within their prerogatives (we separate church and state to protect ALL faiths) to discriminate as they choose who they choose to confer in. We have come so far to removing discrimination against Catholics (which was once rife on the misconception that they held their allegiance to a foreign Pope over their allegiance to the American political system), that for this stupid punishment of a student WISE enough to speak out on an issued of basic civil fairness to stand and be broadly publicized would hurt ALL Catholics and the position of the church in a multi-cultural society.

ironjustice- you are so right...disabled people or people with disabilities should NEVER have the same rights as everyone else....and the gay marriage...REALLY? gay people that love each other should not have the right to marry...you sir are an ass......i hope you never get discriminated agianst due to your very low IQ.......

olovely: Roman Catholic confirmation as a sacrament cannot be rescinded. One can stop practicing what one established that one believed with words at the time of one's Roman Catholic Confirmation. Unlike Presbyterian Confirmation, though, Roman Catholic Confirmation is more than words so the actual mark cannot be rescinded.

CitizenWhy; Thank you also for your background on this story. There is always something missing in these, so I have gone hunting to learn more info in many cases as you have done.

CitizenWhy: If by the "traditional Protestant position (they are all different don't ya know), you mean Anglican, it has only been evolving since 1930. In 1920, Anglicans were still devoutly pro-life at all times.

Handsome68. To take your own life is also a grave sin yet they no longer turn your remains away from concecreted ground. Anyway God made us all differant for a reason , even Gays. Who needs any ten commandments ? especially from a church who wanders well off the path they preach.

"All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. ---Jesus Christ (John 6:37) The mercy of God has always been far greater than the mercy of the scribes, pharisees and other religious leaders. Allelulia!