Originally Posted by Etoh
the same legal means of wealth protection, transfer, can be done by other legal avenues such as corporations in there various forms, foundations etc.

to use a term civil marriage as a legal context is pure chicken [bleep].

same sex situations already have these avenues open to them


it's the age old battle of separation of church and state.


Etoh, you’re exactly right but the bigger outstanding issue for them is health insurance especially if they work for a company or institution that provides health insurance.

That’s the crux of what the Pope was referring to with, what he called, “need for civil law to cover them as in a family/dependent unit“, thus affording the same sexers with access to that need.

Like you and others have pointed out, all the rest is available to anyone.

I’ve gotta say, like it or not, the man made quite a bold proclamation for someone in his position.

The degree of my privacy is no business of yours.

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