In Catholic archdiocese gives ultimatum to D.C. we learn:

The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it would be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District of Columbia if the city refused to change a proposed same-sex marriage law.

The threat could affect tens of thousands of people the church helps with adoption, homelessness and healthcare.

Under the legislation, which the City Council is expected to pass next month, religious organizations would not be required to perform or make space available for same-sex weddings. But they would have to obey laws prohibiting discrimination against gays and lesbians.

Fearful that they could be forced, among other things, to extend employee benefits to same-sex married couples, church officials said they would have no choice but to abandon their contracts with the city.

 Never mind the gay issue, it seems to me like basic fairness not to discriminate against unmarried employees to the benefit of married employees and that in most cases the marital status of an employee is profoundly not the employer’s business. Why should single employees in effect subsidize married employees?

Back to the gay issue, though, wow…. the Archdiocese appears willing to do harm to the dispossessed in order to take a stand against gay rights.