This blog has in the past found itself in agreement with the views of Cardinal O’Brien, the leader of Catholics in Scotland, especially over the release of the Lockerbie bomber. On the matter of gay marriage, we have profoundly to disagree.
Marriage is a human right, custom and tradition pre-dating Christianity. It is not the property of any religion or faith. It has no exclusivity. Of course it is well within the authority of any faith to lay down the terms of marriage within its own theology and these terms can and do vary in prescriptiveness and style between one religion and another. The Cardinal can define marriage for Catholics, as can Archbishop Sentamu who holds similar views, for Anglicans, but neither can define it for everybody.
Marriage is universal. It comes in many forms. A form should be legally available to gay couples in a loving relationship willing and wishing to publicly commit to each other. David Cameron is right to promote this. As for the Catholic church, nobody is asking them to include it in their liturgy. It is, in fact, none of their business.
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