What Side Are You On?

There comes a time every 4 years where the divide in the United States is evident more than ever. During election time people find themselves having to choice their side on different issues that face our country. Elections also breathe new life into divides that already exists. This divide also applies to organizations. One example of this is within the Catholic Church. The Church is very clear on its stance and teaching about Gay marriage. However, there are a growing number of Catholics that are taking a stand and saying that they support gay marriage. With upcoming elections fast approaching catholic are having to choose candidates that they will support. For Catholics that are on the fence this decision becomes hard. When Catholics look to see what the Roman Catholic Church say on many political issues such as gay marriage they find the church saying one thing. As they then turn to other sites such as Dignity USA they find a very different stance on the issue. This is something that can cause a lot of confusion with Catholics. For the ones who are supportive of gay marriage they feel that the Catholic Church needs to change and evolve with the times. For those who support the church would say that the Catholic Church does not and should not change because that defeats the purpose of standing for a set of beliefs. This is why people need things laid out in a straight forward way. For those looking for an answer on where the Roman Catholic Church stands on the issue of gay marriage it would be that they are against it. However one could find Catholic groups that are for gay marriage but again for an official stance from the Vatican it would be that the Church is against gay marriage. One question that arises is can the Church be supportive of gay marriage civilly, but still keep its stance that gay couples will not be married in the Church? This would also hold up the separation of Church and State.