Joliet Diocese, Two Others File Suit to Stop Civil-Union Couples from Adopting
Catholic Charities wants an injunction to protect them from having to comply with anti-discrimination laws tied to same-sex civil union legislation.
Catholic Charities in the dioceses of Joliet, Peoria and Springfield filed an emergency injunction Tuesday that would allow them to reject adoption requests from any unmarried couple, including same-sex partners joined in a civil union. The request, filed in Sangamon County Circuit Court in Springfield, seeks a temporary restraining order to stop the state from forcing the agencies to comply with anti-discrimination policies that were part of the civil union legislation that kicked in June 1, according to a story in the Chicago Tribune. The Joliet Catholic diocese includes all of Plainfield. St. Mary Immaculate Parish in Plainfield is the largest Catholic church in the state. According to the suit, the agencies are trying to "avert an …
Anne
4:18 pm on Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Oh, yes! We should ABSOLUTELY leave these kids in orphanages and in the foster care system in order to shield ourselves from the financial impact that allowing same-sex couples to adopt might cause to our social services system. What? *shaking my head* more ›