Yesterday, also, the U.S. Bishops approved a document called "Between Man and Woman:Questions and Answers About Marriage and Same-Sex Unions" which is a Q&A format publication. It is intended to give witness to the truth and to reinforce Catholic teaching that acts of homosexuality are sinful. The word "sin", however, is never mentioned in the document. It does reiterate some of the ideas expounded in the document from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions Between Homosexual Persons from July 2003.
During the debate on the floor, San Francisco Bishop Levada made an attempt to 'minimize' the impact that the document would have on the faithful by stating, "If two homosexuals live together in a chaste union, that would not be immoral". Raymond Arroyo of EWTN noted to Co-Host Fr. James Gould, "Two men living together in a chaste union might well be considered roommates".
The document may be reviewed at http://www.usccb.org/laity/manandwoman.htm
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