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I completely get why he isn’t willing to have relations with Nicole until after they are married and why he is concerned about being able to marry her in the church because of her previous marriages since he is a very recently former priest.
But isn’t it being a little hypocritical for him to be happily willing to attend Will and Sonny’s wedding with no reservations at all since he is Roman Catholic and the Church is completely against gay marriage? Being a man of such principles when it comes to his religion I would think he would be a little more conservative about attending this ceremony.
that being said I say bravo to him for being such an open minded RC cleric on this subject but really, is having sex before marriage that much bigger of a deal that he is wiling to forego the Church on gay marriage but not on sex before marriage between a man and a woman?
considering Marlena noted they would need to go to the Episcopal church to get married. Obviously because the Catholic church wouldn’t do it.
I also found it interesting that he would attend the wedding without Marlena haveing to urge him! It is definitely against the Roman Catholic Church for a homosexual lifesty. Although Pope Francis said recently that if they live a holy life, who is he to judge.
I guess Eric picks and chooses, (like most Catholics).
Starting with Carolyn who is definitely giving the boys her blessing on the marriage. But that does not line up with Carolyn supposedly being a staunch Catholic. This is what grates me. Setting up characters one way and then giving them 180 degree turns. I mean when it comes to religion I think programs be them fantasyland or not have an obligation to at least respect doctrine. I would feel the same way if it were Judiasm or Hinduism or Wicken.
The Pope is right – if gays lead chaste lives, no problem.that the Catholic church would allow an on-line ordained minister to officiate a religious ceremony, whether it be a marriage or any other sacrament, in the Catholic church. However, I can understand Eric being willing to attend Will and Sonny’s wedding, since it will not be in St. Lukes or any other Catholic church, and also since Eric believes he is no longer a priest. In any case, these writers really do love to make up their own rules when it comes to overlooking the norm.
I respectfully disagree with you. My mom was very religious and a good Catholic. However, she also was a smart and well educated woman who saw the best in everyone. When she was 92, a friend of my son was working as an aide in the nursing home where she stayed. They were talking and he admitted that he was gay. My mother turned to him and said, "I already knew that, and you are a good person". This boy was struggling with his family about this very thing. He hugged her and said, "Thank You." Several days later he came to see her and brought his friend with him to meet my mom.
The longer a person llives, the more things happen to them. Often times, it softens them and allows them to be compassionate.
My mother was very much like Caroliine. Caroline has been through many things, starting by having an affair with Victor, bearing a child and lying to her husband. How many of her children have divorced and remarried? All of these things are against the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. However, many believers disagree with some doctrines and relax some rules. Besides, he is her family, so I totally see her reacting this way.
I doubt that Marlena would be able to perform a Same- Sex wedding in an Episcopal Church. However, many Episcopal Churches do same sex weddings (it is allowed by the church, but each diocese and parish has the choice). The issue would be that she is not ordained (a quickie paper would not cut it. And almost every parish would require premarital counseling, regardless of the sex. They MIGHT be able to rent the space, but it would not be a marriage in the Episcopal Church
I don’t think that Marlena planned on performing the wedding. I think she meant if they wanted a religious wedding, it would need to be in the Episcopal Church since the Catholic Church couldn’t do it. Since neither a church members, it is probably easier for a secular ceremony.
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