With Catholics like Vincent Gray, who needs enemies?

According to the Washington Informer:

D.C. City Council Chair Vincent Gray hailed two “historic bills” signed last week as a “holiday gift” to District residents. While we agree that the signing of the same-sex marriage act and the District’s appropriation bill signed by President Barack Obama, reflect a new day for the independence of the District of Columbia and the civil rights of its residents, we believe the “gifts” District residents want and have specifically asked for also include jobs, affordable housing, health care and quality education.

Vincent Gray is listed as a Catholic but with Catholics like him and Murial Bowser, who needs enemies.

You can read more about it at Aufer a Nobis.

Gay Marriage Bill Introduced in DC Council; Some Catholic Lawmakers Support

David Catania introduced legislation to recognize gay marriage in the District of Columbia.

Vincent Gray, a Catholic, is a co-sponsor. Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) of St. Anthony's parish is supporting the measure. Yvette Alexander of Holy Redeemer has declined to co-sponsor the legislation but she did support it much earlier in the year.

Here is my original story on this.
Here is the Washington Post's take on it.

DC Council, Catholics and Gay Marriage

Last week, the Washington DC Council voted to unanimous (12-0) to recognize "marriages" to homosexual couples. However, there will need be a final vote on this in May. It probably would have been 13-0 but Marion Barry did not vote.

So, here we have the DC Council voting on this and at least three of the council members are "practicing" Catholics.

Yvette Alexander (Ward 7) is not only a member of Holy Redeemer Parish but she is on the Parish Council.

Murial Bowser (Ward 4) is a member of St. Anthony's Parish.


Vincent Gray (Chair) is also Catholic. However, I am not been able to identify which parish he is affiliated with.


Will their pastors speak with them about this? I hope so, but I doubt it.

Will the DC Catholic Conference lobby against this with them? I hope so but I don't think it will do much good.

Will the Archdiocese say something to them? I hope so but I also don't think it will do much good, even if they do.

Little by little, society's morals are slowly being eroded. Little by little, our pastors and bishops do not fight the good fight but seem to be more interested (at times) in being a good social service agency than fighting for morality.

Update: This morning on WMAL (630AM), there was a report on this and Susan Gibbs, the spokesperson for the Archdiocese said that if this was as important a vote as they say it is, then why is it not open up to public discussion. Good point. But even if we would be able to convince the three Catholics to vote against it, it would still pass.

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