Prop 8 Proponents Speak Out Against Attacks

Religious leaders and the Protect Marriage Coalition Leadership Unite Against Vicious Attacks By Prop 8 Opponents

ABOUT MARRIAGE...AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING...UNITIVE AND PROCREATIVE

So the LORD God cast a deep sleep on the man, and while he was asleep, he took out one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. The LORD God then built up into a woman the rib that he had taken from the man. When he brought her to the man, the man said: "This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; This one shall be called 'woman,' for out of 'her man' this one has been taken." That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one body. The man and his wife were both naked, yet they felt no shame.

~ Genesis 2: 21-24

 

 

He said in reply, "Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female' and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, no human being must separate."

~ Matthew 19: 4-6

 

 

But from the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and female.  For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother (and be joined to his wife), and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two but one flesh.  Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate."

~ Mark 10: 6-9

 

 

INSTRUCTION AND TEACHING COME FROM GOD THRU A FATHER AND MOTHER

Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and reject not your mother's teaching; A graceful diadem will they be for your head; a torque for your neck. My son, should sinners entice you, and say, "Come along with us! Let us lie in wait for the honest man, let us, unprovoked, set a trap for the innocent; Let us swallow them up, as the nether world does, alive, in the prime of life, like those who go down to the pit! All kinds of precious wealth shall we gain, we shall fill our houses with booty; Cast in your lot with us, we shall all have one purse!"-- My son, walk not in the way with them, hold back your foot from their path!  (For their feet run to evil, they hasten to shed blood.)

~ Proverbs 1: 8-16

 

My son, forget not my teaching, keep in mind my commands; For many days, and years of life, and peace, will they bring you.  Let not kindness and fidelity leave you; bind them around your neck;  Then will you win favor and good esteem before God and man.  Trust in the LORD with all your heart, on your own intelligence rely not; In all your ways be mindful of him, and he will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes, fear the LORD and turn away from evil; This will mean health for your flesh and vigor for your bones.

~ Proverbs 3: 1-8

 

 

TURNING AWAY FROM AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING

The wrath of God is indeed being revealed from heaven against every impiety and wickedness of those who suppress the truth by their wickedness.  For what can be known about God is evident to them, because God made it evident to them.  Ever since the creation of the world, his invisible attributes of eternal power and divinity have been able to be understood and perceived in what he has made. As a result, they have no excuse; for although they knew God they did not accord him glory as God or give him thanks. Instead, they became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless minds were darkened.  While claiming to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for the likeness of an image of mortal man or of birds or of four-legged animals or of snakes.  

 

Therefore, God handed them over to impurity through the lusts of their hearts for the mutual degradation of their bodies. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and revered and worshiped the creature rather than the creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

 

Therefore, God handed them over to degrading passions. Their females exchanged natural relations for unnatural, and the males likewise gave up natural relations with females and burned with lust for one another. Males did shameful things with males and thus received in their own persons the due penalty for their perversity.  And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God handed them over to their undiscerning mind to do what is improper.  They are filled with every form of wickedness, evil, greed, and malice; full of envy, murder, rivalry, treachery, and spite. They are gossips and scandalmongers and they hate God. They are insolent, haughty, boastful, ingenious in their wickedness, and rebellious toward their parents.  They are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless.  Although they know the just decree of God that all who practice such things deserve death, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.

~ Romans 1: 18-32

 

 

Let marriage be honored among all and the marriage bed be kept undefiled, for God will judge the immoral and adulterers.

~ Hebrews 13: 4

 

 

I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles, in opposition to the teaching that you learned; avoid them.  For such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites, and by fair and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the innocent.  For while your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, I want you to be wise as to what is good, and simple as to what is evil; then the God of peace will quickly crush Satan ⁸ under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

~ Romans 16: 17-20

 

 

You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.

~ John 16: 23

 

 

 

FROM THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

(taught from the beginning of the church to the present)

 

I. "Male and Female He Created Them . . ."

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"God is love and in himself he lives a mystery of personal loving communion. Creating the human race in his own image . . ., God inscribed in the humanity of man and woman the vocation, and thus the capacity and responsibility, of love and communion."¹¹⁵

"God created man in his own image . . . male and female he created them";¹¹⁶ He blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply";¹¹⁷ "When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created."¹¹⁸

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Sexuality affects all aspects of the human person in the unity of his body and soul. It especially concerns affectivity, the capacity to love and to procreate, and in a more general way the aptitude for forming bonds of communion with others.

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Everyone, man and woman, should acknowledge and accept his sexual identity. Physical, moral, and spiritual difference and complementarity are oriented toward the goods of marriage and the flourishing of family life. The harmony of the couple and of society depends in part on the way in which the complementarity, needs, and mutual support between the sexes are lived out.

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"In creating men ‘male and female,' God gives man and woman an equal personal dignity."¹¹⁹ "Man is a person, man and woman equally so, since both were created in the image and likeness of the personal God."¹²⁰

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Each of the two sexes is an image of the power and tenderness of God, with equal dignity though in a different way. The union of man and woman in marriage is a way of imitating in the flesh the Creator's generosity and fecundity: "Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh."¹²¹ All human generations proceed from this union.¹²²

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Jesus came to restore creation to the purity of its origins. In the Sermon on the Mount, he interprets God's plan strictly: "You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.' But I say to you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart."¹²³ What God has joined together, let not man put asunder.¹²⁴

The tradition of the Church has understood the sixth commandment as encompassing the whole of human sexuality.

 

115. FC 11. (Familiaris Consortio)
116. Gen 1:27.
117. Gen 1:28.
118. Gen 5:1-2.
119. FC 22; cf. GS 49 § 2. (Familiaris Consortio; Gaudium Spes)
120. MD 6. (Mulieris Dignitatem)
121. Gen 2:24.
122. Gen 4:1-2, 25-26; 5:1.
123. Mt 5:27-28.
124. Mt 19:6.

Familiaris Consortio (FC): The role of the Christian family in the modern world

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_19811122_familiaris-consortio_en.html

 

Guadium Spes (GS):  The church in the modern world

http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_cons_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html

 

Mulieris Dignitatem (MD):  The dignity and vocation of women
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_15081988_mulieris-dignitatem_en.html

 

Knights of Columbus Video Makes Case for Protecting Marriage
The New Jersey Knights of Columbus, supported by the Supreme Council, has produced a 12 minute video on same-sex marriage in conjunction with the New Jersey Catholic Conference. Three states will vote on proposed constitutional amendments to protect marriage on Nov. 4: California, Florida and Arizona. In addition, Connecticut voters will decide whether to hold a constitutional convention at which a provision permitting such a referendum could be adopted there. ...and encourage your friends to watch it, too.

http://www.kofc.org/cmf/resources/Marriage.wmv    (windows media)

 http://www.kofc.org/cmf/resources/marriage.mp4  (Quicktime or Real Media)

http://www.kofc.org/un/index.cfm  (K of C web page)

CatholicsforProtectMarriage.com

Important CatholicsforProtectMarriage.com Leadership Briefing
Tuesday in Alhambra 7PM
Wednesday in La Puente 7PM
Thursday in Torrance 7PM

Catholic leadership and volunteer briefings have been scheduled this week for three Los Angeles locations.

San Fernando/San Gabriel Regions
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 7 PM
St. Therese Parish
510 N. El Molino Street
Alhambra
Alhambra Briefing

Our Lady of Angels/San Gabriel Regions
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 7 PM
Bishop Amat Memorial High School, Brutocao Library
14301 Fairgrove Avenue
La Puente
La Puente Briefing

San Pedro Region
Thursday, Oct. 9, 7 PM
St. Catherine Laboure Parish Hall
3846 Redondo Beach Blvd
Torrance
Torrance Briefing

Chairman Bill May and State Director Kathleen Domingo both of Catholics for Protect Marriage will give everyone an update on the Campaign and help provide the big picture on how volunteer leadership can help pass Prop 8. We will be joined by representatives from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to discuss how our volunteer effort fit with the clerical support of Prop. 8 and and local Zip Code Supervisors explaining the grassroots part of the campaign.

Everyone who is interested in restoring the definition marriage between a man and a woman is encouraged to attend! We will have bumper stickers and yard signs for people to take home. We will also have volunteer post cards for people to fill out or take if they need more.

These gatherings are very important for us as we approach the final weeks of the Campaign. These gatherings will allow all of us to have our questions answered, meet other local volunteers protecting marriage, and be re-energized for the final push to November 4. Please make every effort to attend and encourage others to attend as well.

For information, please call (213) 291-3580.
http://CatholicsforProtectMarriage.com