Canada: Dangerous case study in the perils of same-sex marriage

[Ben Kenobi]

So, to be clear, paralyzed people cannot be married, according to you.

Legally? No issue with it, but their partner could divorce them and could divorce them for not consummating.

As for the Catholic church that's a very good question.

[Ben Kenobi]

No, surrogacy does not allow two women or two men to procreate. I don't care what your religious leaders think about it either. That has zero relevance to whether gay marriage should be legalized.

Then I suppose your argument is wrong and it's not all about procreation. Gosh, who could have seen that coming.

[Ben Kenobi]

Because it's icky and the church would lose half of its priests.

Hey guess what the union of a man and a woman in marriage is a crucial part of the procreation part. Gosh, that was a surprise.

[Asher]

Legally? No issue with it

So sex is not a prerequisite for a legal marriage, then.

So why are we talking about it relating to gay marriage?

[Asher]

Hey guess what the union of a man and a woman in marriage is a crucial part of the procreation part. Gosh, that was a surprise.

I can prove that you can, in fact, procreate without a Catholic marriage.

[Ben Kenobi]

I can prove that you can, in fact, procreate without a Catholic marriage.

I believe it not!

[giblets]

Then I suppose your argument is wrong and it's not all about procreation. Gosh, who could have seen that coming.

What exactly is my argument? You're the one who seems to think people need to be able to procreate before they can get a marriage license.

[Ben Kenobi]

So sex is not a prerequisite for a legal marriage, then.

Uh, I should hope not otherwise virginity would be outlawed.

So why are we talking about it relating to gay marriage?

Because legally not having vaginal intercourse is grounds for divorce, paralyzed or no?

[Ben Kenobi]

You're the one who seems to think people need to be able to procreate before they can get a marriage license.

What I said is the ability to consummate a marriage is a requirement within marriage. Not the same thing, but good try. Asher even managed to figure this out.

[giblets]

Because legally not having vaginal intercourse is grounds for divorce, paralyzed or no?

lol wut

[Ben Kenobi]

So, to be clear, paralyzed people cannot be married, according to you.

If it happens before the marriage, no they cannot be married in the Catholic church.

[giblets]

Well it's nice that the US isn't a Catholic theocracy.

[Ben Kenobi]

Well it's nice that the US isn't a Catholic theocracy.

Funny that, one permits you to divorce your hubby, the other does not. If it happens after, the marriage is valid.

[giblets]

Funny that, one permits you to divorce your hubby, the other does not. If it happens after, the marriage is valid.

What are you talking about? If what happens after what? Which one doesn't allow divorce when the other does?

[Ben Kenobi]

Uh, the difference between the Church and the state? IF you get disabled, the state says it's perfectly ok to dump your hubby, the Church does not.