Dear OpenMinded,
You could fill volumes of books with answering your question. Here's one short answer:
Catholicism values all that is true, good, and beautiful. That is because truth, goodness, and beauty are a reflection of the eternal and infinite essence of God.
Regarding government, as long as civil law does not contradict natural law, there are no problems. The natural law respects human nature and human rights. Since:
- same-sex marriage is literally impossible if one understandings the true meaning of marriage, and
- since homosexual acts violate human nature
the Church condemns both.
No one can violate their own human nature and be truly happy. Prenatal homicide (abortion) is another way that the secular world militates against human nature. Killing innocent human beings at any stage of their maturity is always a grave evil.
Paul
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