Anti-gay Cardinal Dolan To Close Democratic National Convention

[FreeState]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/cardinal-dolan-who-prayed-for-obama-on-marriage

On May 10, the day after Obama announced his personal support for the right of same-sex couples to marry, Dolan said that he prays for President Obama "every day" and would "continue to pray that he and his Administration act justly to uphold and protect marriage as the union of one man and one woman."

Earlier, Dolan raised his "grave concerns" about Obama's actions relating to marriage in a letter to Obama in Dolan's role as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

In the 2011 letter, Dolan wrote about his "growing sense of urgency" regarding "recent actions taken by your Administration that both escalate the threat to marriage and imperil the religious freedom of those who promote and defend marriage." The actions discussed were the administration's decision — made by Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder — to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act in court challenges to the law defining marriage for federal purposes as only consisting of one man and one woman.

When New York was debating its marriage equality legislation earlier in 2011, Dolan had called the prospect of the bill an "ominous threat."

I really wish the party would stop asking bigots to take part in events.

[GodlessBiker]

1. Very disheartening. I'll be sure to turn the set off before he takes the damn podium.

[Bluenorthwest]

2. And yet the GOP claims all the cardinals were banned in favor of Muslims...

Dolan is a hate monger and fear merchant and yet they picked him for more honors. Disgusting.

[Pab Sungenis]

3. Every time we think the President has "evolved"

something like this reminds us that we're only useful to him and the party as a GayTM and a voting bloc too afraid of what the Republicans would do to us to see what the Democrats are already doing to us.

[MNBrewer]

10. If they absolutely required a Roman Catholic benediction for the end...

They should have invited THIS priest

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/06/12/gay-priest-defies-pope-catholics-should-vote-no-on-minnesota-marriage-ban/

[gadgets505]

4. All My MONEY STOPS NOW!!!

That's what I wrote to DNC

[FLyellowdog]

5. Who will that help in the long run? Just asking.

[FreeState]

6. DNC is not the only organization helping re-election efforts

I always find it amazing when a minority is told where to use its money and what little power they have. There are better places for LGBT Americans and their supporters to donate in my opinion. If you don't agree thats fine, but to imply its the only way to help is not helpful.

[joeybee12]

7. +1

[Fearless]

19. +2

[closeupready]

8. In my case, my $75 is going to help re-elect Nydia Velazquez.

She's pro-gay and proud of it, and I just love her for her embrace of being a liberal and progressive.

[MNBrewer]

9. Unbelievable.

[Smarmie Doofus]

11. There should be a concerted, organized effort to discern who the idiot or idiots were who....

... made this decision.

There are hundreds of RC clerics who are NOT identified w. demagogic anti-gay rhetoric who would have been happy to have been asked to close the convention.

[Smarmie Doofus]

12. If more people rec this it will be seen by more still on the GREATEST PAGE.

That would be a *GOOD* thing.

[Behind the Aegis]

13. Are you fucking kidding me?!

This is total bullshit, but not at all unexpected. It is, IMO, just like the announcement by the president AFTER the NC vote, political posturing so as not to alienate the good democrat bigots.

[xchrom]

17. +1

[Zorra]

14. How insulting. A sexist, homophobic, bigoted conservative hypocrite speaking at the Democratic

Convention.

[WillParkinson]

16. But, Zorra, it proves we're a big tent!

We'll even take the people who are willing to trash every other person under it, see?

:sigh:

I can't believe we're having to deal with this AGAIN.

[dickthegrouch]

15. I hope someone disrupts his speech

If I win the DCCC trip, I'd be sure to put my two cents in during his performance.

[Call Me Wesley]

18. To Cardinal Dolan:

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Sorry, but this is unacceptable.