02-21-2004, 02:01 AM
The Sleeper Wrote:well, you said he was registered to perform marriages, not civil unions, and if he had to also perform civil unions for gay people, you don't think he'd wanna get paid for it?No, I said this.
Quote:But, can a priest perform both of them? Save some time and effort for the Catholic couple?
He only needs to be registered with the government to perform civil unions, because that is all the state would recoginze, according to what you said. According to you, marriage has nothing to do with government. So, while being a priest, he's also a registered representative of the government for all civil unions.
And just because he's registered doesn't mean he needs to receive payment for it. For example, A registered architect does not receive money from the state for being licensed to practice architecture.
The license would only state that the priest is also a recognized performer of civil unions.
And a priest cannot receive payment for any service. His faith does not allow it.