The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #116205 Message #2495377
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
16-Nov-08 - 05:09 PM
Thread Name: BS: Priest bars Obama Supporters from Communion
Subject: RE: BS: Priest bars Obama Supporters from Communion
There is a genuine clash between two sets of human rights here. It would seem reasonable to argue that this should mean that the decision as to which to give priority is a political decision, rather than one where a judgement at a particular time by judges (appointed by politicians) should expect to be decisive.
But treating it as a party political issue is a pretty disastrous way of going about it, as illustrated by the episode that started this thread.
There are no perfect ways of resolving a clash like this, but perhaps the best one might be on the basis of a popular referendum with voting restricted to women.