I'd marry gay couples, just not in church, says Father Bob Maguire

Dan82 · Feb 14, 2011

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne.../story-e6freuzr-1226006019572?from=public_rss

PROMINENT Melbourne priest Bob Maguire has revealed he is open to performing civil union ceremonies for gays.

Father Maguire said he would perform a civil ceremony for a homosexual couple - but not in a church.

It follows moves in the UK to change laws so gay civil ceremonies can be carried out in churches.

Other Melbourne churches rejected the idea yesterday, despite opinion polls showing a majority of Australians support gay marriage.

Pope Benedict last year labelled gay marriage as "among some of the most insidious and dangerous challenges facing the common good today".

Fr Maguire said he does not have a personal view on gay civil unions.

The 75-year-old said he understood Catholic leaders would not want a gay ceremony in a Catholic church so he would arrange a private event...

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Pseudojim · Feb 14, 2011

haha, he's cool, i like father bob, even with all his cantankerous pomp. He's a genuine nice guy under all that.

Fintan · Feb 14, 2011

I love how he says it so openly and publically! Gutsy Priest! We need more of em.

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