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chemgear · 05-24-2015, 11:12 AM

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ireland...amps-1.3085515

Friday's referendum saw 62.1 per cent of Irish voters say "yes" to changing the nation's constitution to define marriage as a union between two people regardless of their sex. Outside Dublin Castle, watching the results announcement in its cobblestoned courtyard, thousands of gay rights activists cheered, hugged and cried at the news.

Ireland is the first country to approve gay marriage in a popular national vote. Nineteen other countries, including most U.S. states, have legalized the practice through their legislatures and courts.
Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said the "overwhelming vote" against church teaching on gay marriage meant that Catholic leaders in Ireland needed urgently to find a new message and voice for reaching Ireland's young.

"It's a social revolution. ... The church needs to do a reality check right across the board," said Martin, who suggested that some church figures who argued for gay marriage's rejection came across as harsh, damning and unloving, the opposite of their intention.

David Quinn, leader of the Catholic think tank Iona Institute, said he was troubled by the fact that no political party and only a half-dozen politicians backed the "no" cause.

Political analyst Sean Donnelly, who has covered Irish referendums for decades, said Saturday's landslide marked a stunning generational shift. He noted that two decades ago in Ireland's last tortuous vote challenging a benchmark Catholic teaching, voters barely approved divorce — but only because heavy rain deterred voters in the then-conservative west. More than half of Ireland's constituencies recorded "no" majorities to divorce.

Not this time. Even far-flung Donegal in Ireland's northwest corner, renowned for its reactionary record of voting against the national mood, voted "yes" to gay marriage.

I can't thank the post anymore but SIX YEARS ago, Thor posted this thread on our own forums.

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...eland+marriage

The added shame of the Vatican (probably why the Catholic church is losing more members than any other denomination) voting against the UN rights charter to stop the outlawing of gay anal sex, apparently the vatican thinks people should goto jail for them being born gay.

Thank you Vatican, you are only helping to push your young followers to leave your church and move away from organized religion.

Jesus would be ashamed of the Vatican, its glamor, its wealth and its corruption.

05-24-2015, 11:12 AM	#1
chemgear Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Exp:	Ireland's Citizens Have Voted in a Landslide to Legalize Gay Marriage http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ireland...amps-1.3085515 Friday's referendum saw 62.1 per cent of Irish voters say "yes" to changing the nation's constitution to define marriage as a union between two people regardless of their sex. Outside Dublin Castle, watching the results announcement in its cobblestoned courtyard, thousands of gay rights activists cheered, hugged and cried at the news. Ireland is the first country to approve gay marriage in a popular national vote. Nineteen other countries, including most U.S. states, have legalized the practice through their legislatures and courts. Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said the "overwhelming vote" against church teaching on gay marriage meant that Catholic leaders in Ireland needed urgently to find a new message and voice for reaching Ireland's young. "It's a social revolution. ... The church needs to do a reality check right across the board," said Martin, who suggested that some church figures who argued for gay marriage's rejection came across as harsh, damning and unloving, the opposite of their intention. David Quinn, leader of the Catholic think tank Iona Institute, said he was troubled by the fact that no political party and only a half-dozen politicians backed the "no" cause. Political analyst Sean Donnelly, who has covered Irish referendums for decades, said Saturday's landslide marked a stunning generational shift. He noted that two decades ago in Ireland's last tortuous vote challenging a benchmark Catholic teaching, voters barely approved divorce — but only because heavy rain deterred voters in the then-conservative west. More than half of Ireland's constituencies recorded "no" majorities to divorce. Not this time. Even far-flung Donegal in Ireland's northwest corner, renowned for its reactionary record of voting against the national mood, voted "yes" to gay marriage. I can't thank the post anymore but SIX YEARS ago, Thor posted this thread on our own forums. http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...eland+marriage The added shame of the Vatican (probably why the Catholic church is losing more members than any other denomination) voting against the UN rights charter to stop the outlawing of gay anal sex, apparently the vatican thinks people should goto jail for them being born gay. Thank you Vatican, you are only helping to push your young followers to leave your church and move away from organized religion. Jesus would be ashamed of the Vatican, its glamor, its wealth and its corruption.