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	The Church & Gays II By Anne Marie Zellner Pittsburgh Tribune-Review January 25, 2008 http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/s_549130.html It was with dismay that I read Anthony Brown's letter about the Diocese of Greensburg's initiative to support a "Marriage Protection Amendment" to the state Constitution. The Roman Catholic Church vehemently supports separation of church and state when the question is whether clergy should be mandated to report suspected child abuse. Despite the fact that the church would not be required to validate any marriages against its teachings, Diocese of Greensburg Bishop Lawrence Brandt seems to believe there should be no separation between church teachings and civil statutes when it comes to merely providing equal civil rights, responsibilities and protections for committed couples. The church can't have it both ways. f the church leadership wants to get involved in a "protection amendment," they should consider supporting the elimination of statutes of limitations for the sexual abuse of children. Opening avenues to real justice and healing for Pennsylvania's survivors of childhood abuse would do far more to justify the church's claims to moral authority in civil law.
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