Despite a noticeable lack of religious fervor, Dan Savage bulldozes his partner into baptizing their child into a church that denies the sanctity of their relationship [September 3]. He is then shocked and indignant that the family priest does not welcome two agnostic gay men with open arms. What the hell did he expect?
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Dan, have you thought about how insulting your behavior is to Catholics and gays alike? Sure, the priest was probably a homophobe, but hey, the Catholic Church is a homophobic institution! Why baptize your child into a church that is on record as condemning you to hell? Why force a partner you love to participate in such a farce?
It’s great that you wanted to satisfy everyone’s expectations. They probably expected you to marry a woman too, yet I’m willing to bet you didn’t dress Terry up in a wig and falsies at the commitment ceremony. And yes, they were accepting of your sexual orientation–but they didn’t pretend to be gay. Why should you and your partner pretend to be Catholic? Sounds to me like trading one closet for another.
