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edward
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2007/1/30 下午 06:45:57
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No exemption for British Catholic adoption agencies
London, Jan. 29, 2007 (CWNews.com) - Turning down an appeal from the country’s Catholic hierarchy, British Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced that Church-run agencies will not be exempt from a new policy requiring equal treatment for same-sex couples.
Saying that “there is no place in our society for discrimination,” Blair announced that all agencies receiving public funds will be required to abide by the anti-discrimination provisions of the Equality Act. The new policy, as applied to adoption agencies, will take effect next year.
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor of Westminster had pleaded for an exemption to allow Catholic agencies to bypass the new rules, and Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Birmingham had warned that Catholic adoption agencies might be forced to close rather than violate Church teachings. But after a week of reflection-- and a reportedly heated debate within his Cabinet-- the prime minister rejected that plea.
Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor said that Church leaders were “deeply disappointed” by the decision announced on January 29, but stopped short of saying that the Catholic hierarchy would oppose passage of the Equality Act when it comes before Parliament in April.
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edward
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2007/1/30 下午 06:46:42
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不知在一年半載之後，香港教區又會否遇到這類問題？
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simon
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2007/1/31 上午 11:42:56
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Edward,
我倒想起另一問題。
我們的教會，會否接納一個天生雙目失明的人做修士，然後升神父呢？
如果不會，那算不算殘疾歧視？
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edward
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2007/1/31 下午 11:07:50
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西滿兄：
一個雙目失明的人是否適合做神父，取決於失明者能否：（一）符合做神父的資格；（二）能否善盡牧職。
世間有很多事情，是不能一廂情願的。
以現階段的情況而言，失明者難以完成神學和牧民培訓，雖然在理論上可以有效地舉行聖事，但卻難以充當一些聖事（如入門聖事、婚配）的法定「見證」人。
雖說正義女神的塑像是被蒙著眼的，但若叫一位失明的法官給你判案，你會服嗎？
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simon
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2007/2/1 下午 05:20:57
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edward,
謝回覆。請助我搞清一事。
如果一個本來健全的神父，他後來雙目完全失明，依你的說法，這個神父是不能再為人舉行婚姻聖事，因為他不能擔當法定「見證」人。
教會的立場真是這樣嗎？還是只是你的個人推測？
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