Editor’s note

Although “Doonesbury” creator Garry Trudeau refers to the Catholic church as blessing same-sex unions, most, but not all, of the claims of such unions point to rituals and practices of Catholics who later came to be identified with the Eastern Orthodox Church. Church spokesmen dispute the claims

Also, Roman Catholic teaching holds that homosexual orientation is not in itself sinful, but sexual activity outside a heterosexual marriage is considered a sin.