{"id":43478,"date":"2014-07-11T12:07:53","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T18:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/07\/11\/suffer-the-children-to-come-unto-me.html"},"modified":"2014-07-13T10:44:44","modified_gmt":"2014-07-13T16:44:44","slug":"suffer-the-children-to-come-unto-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/07\/11\/suffer-the-children-to-come-unto-me.html","title":{"rendered":""Suffer the children to come unto me""},"content":{"rendered":"
While Jesus didn't deem it necessary to do a background check into the parents of the kids he told the disciples to allow into his presence (Matt. 9:14), conservative Catholic Bishop Robert Morlino of Wisconsin probably thinks he should have. That's why he's routing approval for all baptisms of children of gay couples through his office for pre-approval, since clearly the parents are Bad Catholics for being a gay couple and therefore it might be better to leave the kid unbaptized. The Pharisees would be proud.\u00a0\ufeff<\/div>\n

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Could baptizing children of gay couples become a new battleground? – Religion News Service<\/a>
\n (RNS) Catholic leaders have carefully, if quietly, avoided doing anything to block gay couples from having their children baptized. But a new policy drafted by a Wisconsin bishop is prompting worries these baptisms may become a new battleground.\n <\/p>\n

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While Jesus didn't deem it necessary to do a background check into the parents of the kids he told the disciples to allow into his presence (Matt. 9:14), conservative Catholic Bishop Robert Morlino of Wisconsin probably thinks he should have. 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