Labeling of Catholics as "Hateful" is Constitutional

Federal Judge Says San Francisco's Labeling of Catholics as "Hateful" is Constitutional
Urges Archbishop of San Francisco and Catholic Charities to defy Church directives on adoptions by homosexuals

By John-Henry Westen
SAN FRANCISCO, December 13, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In March of this year the City of San Francisco issued one of the most startling attacks on the Catholic Church coming from a governmental body in the United States in half a century. The governing body of the city of San Francisco - the Board of Supervisors - voted unanimously to approve a resolution blasting the Catholic Church for its opposition to homosexual adoption. That resolution has been deemed "constitutional" by Federal Judge Marily Hall Patel, in a recent ruling which is being appealed by the Thomas More Law Center.
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In her decision upholding the resolution against the Law Center's constitutional challenge, the federal judge defended the City by essentially claiming that the Church invited the attack by publicly expressing its teaching on moral issues. In her written opinion, the judge stated, "The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith provoked this debate, indeed may have invited entanglement, by its [doctrinal] statement. This court does not find that our case law requires political bodies to remain silent in the face of this provocation."

As we all know, there are any number of judges who are incapable of rational thought - and worse, many have a defective understanding of justice and the law. Humanity has always had its share of reprobates, racists, and bigots, and some of these have been in positions of power. It's regrettable that such individuals occupy such positions in this country. What's worse is that these people are permitted to remain in office when they should be impeached and removed from office. This country should not allow such bigots to be judges. They are a disgrace to humanity. It's obvious that we need to pray more, despite the fact that many will choose to reject God's grace, opting instead to side with evil and embrace hatred of others.