"God our almighty Father has given married love, its faithfulness and its fruitfulness, a special significance in the history of salvation." — From the Prayer of the Faithful, a prayer read in parishes across New Jersey yesterday at the behest of the state's seven Roman Catholic bishops; "the prayer is intended to remind Catholics that the church opposes gay marriage, according to Patrick R. Brannigan, executive director of the New Jersey Catholic Conference."
"If you believe that married love is a gift from God imbued with special significance in the history of salvation, why would you see it denied of anyone?" — Shakespeare's Sister, a vulgar, trash-talking, anti-Catholic bigot, on her blog, just before pointing out that some Catholics wonder the same thing.
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