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To: Berry Picker who wrote (29824)	2/9/2000 10:24:00 AM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 39621

Just an assumption(yeah I know the old saying) We can have a battle of the lungs? What is your latest fev%? danny

To: Berry Picker who wrote (29824)	3/22/2000 10:05:00 AM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

Dilemma for Scottish Lawmakers: Obey Church or Party? By Patrick Goodenough CNS London Bureau Chief 22 March, 2000 London (CNSNews.com) - Lawmakers in Scotland are at odds over a Vatican declaration that says Roman Catholic legislators in Europe should not vote in favor of any legislation that would give same-sex partnerships the same rights as marriages. Critics said lawmakers were elected to represent their constituencies according to their party manifestos, and not to follow the rulings of a church or any other organization. Catholics are in the minority in Scotland and in the country's devolved parliament. Kate MacLean, Labor member and head of the parliament's equal opportunities committee, said lawmakers were "elected to represent everybody in their constituencies and I do not think any other organization, whether a church or other body, has any right to interfere with that." But a Catholic Church spokesman told CNSNews.com Wednesday the Vatican's position was "clear," and he affirmed that the Holy See was the "supreme authority" for members of the church. "Sometimes you find yourself having to choose between the church's teaching and a particular policy of a particular political party," said Ronnie Convery, spokesman for Cardinal Thomas Winning. "That's not a new dilemma. It's been faced by legislators over the world for many years," he said, citing in particular legislation relating to abortion. The debate was sparked by a European Parliament resolution last week recommending that same-sex and consensual unions be granted the same legal recognition as heterosexual marriages. The resolution called on the 15 European Union countries "to make rapid progress in the area of mutual recognition of the various forms of living together legally, but not of a conjugal character, and of legal marriages between persons of the same sex." The non-binding resolution also called for the elimination of laws differentiating between the age of consent for heterosexual and homosexual acts. In response, the Vatican's Pontifical Council for the Family issued a statement saying (cont) conservativenews.org\Religion\archive\REL20000322a.html