Anonymous: I'm Catholic. I don't believe people of the same sex should be married. But I've heard that it's okay to support same-sex civil unions because who are we to take away the economic benefits that come with being married in this country. What is the Church's teaching on this?
The Church teaches that Catholics are never free to support, enable, or promote sin. Therefore it is not okay to support gay civil unions because it means promoting a life style of mortal sin.
That doesn’t mean Catholics have to oppose equal economic benefits for all, however.
Please check this out for a deeper analysis of the issue and how to reconcile those two principles.
God bless!
