So Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor seems to have an issue with gay adoption. Good for him! I'm sure his concern is purely to do with the rights and wellbeing of the poor children, and that he's not being blinded by dogma.
I wonder if there's anything in his past which gives hints as to where he lies on the dogma vs. morality spectrum................
(from BBC News in 2005)
"But soon after succeeding Cardinal Basil Hume as Archbishop of Westminster in 2000, an incident that had occurred during his time in Arundel and Brighton came back to haunt him and nearly cost him his job.
It emerged that he had failed to act when a priest, Fr Michael Hill, became known to him as a paedophile. Instead of informing the police of the allegations against Hill, he moved him to the chaplaincy at Gatwick Airport where he believed the priest would no longer be a danger to children.
In 1997, however, Hill was convicted of sex attacks against nine children. After serving three years, he was then given another sentence of five years for assaults on three more boys."Whattaguy!
How the fuck do regular, decent Catholics put up with this shit?