Idaho priest: Gay unions will strengthen society

Rev. W. Thomas Faucher, in religious life since age 13, wrote in the Idaho Statesman:

For a Roman Catholic priest to address anything to do with homosexuality at this point in American history is probably not a wise move . . . But I have not always been particularly wise. [Us either.] It is not the right nor the responsibility of the Legislature to decide moral issues. . . The argument says that allowing two people of the same gender to form a legal union would weaken marriage and weaken family life. I strongly disagree and, in fact, believe that allowing same-gender legal unions would strengthen marriage and family life.

Father Faucher dares to acknowledge the goodness of gay and lesbian people and to suggest that American law is not a vehicle for religious doctrine: fellow Christians are going to give him a lot of flak. Send him your support at (no spaces) w t fauch (at) aol (dot) com. He ministers at St. Mary's in Boise.