{"id":618,"date":"2009-11-13T11:23:48","date_gmt":"2009-11-13T11:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/progressiverevival\/2009\/11\/catholic-hardball-2-dc-respond.html"},"modified":"2009-11-13T11:23:48","modified_gmt":"2009-11-13T11:23:48","slug":"catholic-hardball-2-dc-respond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/progressiverevival\/2009\/11\/catholic-hardball-2-dc-respond.html","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Hardball 2:  DC Responds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Updates on yesterday&#8217;s blog about the fight between the Roman Catholic Archdiocese and the DC City Council:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>According to the <span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-style: italic\">Washington Post<\/span>, the DC city council has responded to the Catholic Archdiocese by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/11\/12\/AR2009111210789.html\">&#8220;digging in its heels&#8221;<\/a> on gay marriage. \u00a0The Council tried to reach a compromise but now doubts that it is possible.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Local DC columnist, Petula Dvorak, a Roman Catholic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/11\/12\/AR2009111210561.html?sid=ST2009111300948\">calls her church to account<\/a> and says that the Catholic Church has left her&#8211;and countless other DC Catholics&#8211;&#8220;heartbroken.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Right Rev. John Chane, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, pretty much <a href=\"http:\/\/www.episcopalcafe.com\/lead\/public_policy\/dc_rcs_see_end_to_charity_tec.html\">says that his church will help pick up the slack<\/a> if the Catholic Church walks away (seems like a return volley in the ongoing Vatican-Anglican argument, too). \u00a0<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Whatever happens in this case could, according to several news sources, set a national precedent for other states that adopt same-sex marriage as they try to work out accommodations with religious organizations. \u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updates on yesterday&#8217;s blog about the fight between the Roman Catholic Archdiocese and the DC City Council: According to the Washington Post, the DC city council has responded to the Catholic Archdiocese by &#8220;digging in its heels&#8221; on gay marriage. \u00a0The Council tried to reach a compromise but now doubts that it is possible. 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