Catholic bishops to define gay stance
Proposal would condemn `hatred' but reject unions
By Michael Paulson, Globe Staff
October 19, 2006

The Catholic bishops of the United States, faced with ongoing controversy over the church's posture toward homosexuality, next month will vote on a proposal that would condemn ``scorn and hatred" of gays and lesbians but would also declare that gay couples should not be allowed to marry or adopt children, that baptizing the children of same-sex couples presents ``a pastoral concern," and that the church has the right to deny "roles of service" to gays and lesbians who are not celibate. the rest