Gay Marriage Stereotypes

For many years, people in the LGBTQ+ community and the Catholic church have butted heads. It was even, and to some still is, a known stereotype that these people hate each other and heavily disagree with many viewpoints and subject matters. It has always been a major argument point between the two groups where there would often be heated arguments, debates, and fights about this issue and who is right. Over the years, however, the Catholic church has evolved and a lot of their teachings have been shown and proven to really be different from what the major stereotype has been forever. The view of same-sex marriage is a controversial topic in today’s society, everyone seems to have a say. Even the Catholic Church has a view, however, is often misunderstood.
Starting with the side supporting gay marriage, this has been an ever faster growing group that has some good points and valid arguments. For one, these people believe that denying gay people the right to marriage is discrimination and unjust in every way that is imaginable. The claim is that by denying these people the right that every single straight person has created almost another class of people, with just another right taken away. Another point they make is that marriage is recognized as a natural human right, also saying that they …show more content…
Same-sex marriage has even been shown in the past, dating back to the 13th century, “Official unions between same-sex couples […] are believed by some scholars to have been common until the 13th Century in many countries, with the ceremonies performed in churches and the union sealed with a kiss between the two parties,” (ProCon). The argument for same-sex marriage has been ever expanding every day, especially recently, everyone in society has slowly become more accepting of different sexualities and even learned to embraces those with