The Discomfiture of Rome

So, there was third way of sorts, but only in the sense that catholic adoption agencies have time to get used to the non-discriminatory future.

I have to say I think this whole episode has been a communications disaster for the Catholic church: Cormac Murphy O’Connor’s blackmailing tone, when he effectively http://www.gooakley.com/ threatened to close his adoption agencies if not allowed to discriminate, made sure his flock attracted little sympathy. And now, he’s painted himself into a corner. If the agencies close, Catholics will be perceived as having such a weedy social commitment that they’d rather not help place children at all than treat gay people equally. Abd if they don’t close… the Cardinal will be seen to have cried wolf, and none of his threats will be believed again.

Quite a ludicrous affair.