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S
uddenly, Terry Polakovic found
herself at a crossroads. Should
she speak up to defend her beliefs
before a group swapping contrary ideas,
or silently disagree and let it slide?
The scene was a Super Bowl party. The
group's conversation was over same-sex
marriage.
"They were all very much in favor of it,"
Polakovic said.
After listening a while to the chatter,
she jumped in the conversation.
"I spoke up and said, 'Gay marriage is
not natural.' That is all I could think of to
say, and the others quickly dismissed my
comment," Polakovic recalled. "I remem-
ber there was one guy in particular who
was more hostile. He just looked at me
and told me that it was not our place to
judge the lifestyle of other people."
Even as she was launching Endow
(Educating on the Nature and Dignity of
Women) to help other Catholic women
learn their faith, she felt ill-equipped.
"I was very embarrassed because it was
the fi rst time I had ever spoken up for my
faith," she said. "At that point in my life,
I would just disagree in silence. How-
ever, that circumstance motivated me to
learn much more about what the Church
teaches regarding marriage, and how best
to respond to the gay marriage issue."
It's a scenario many Catholics may
relate to.
A discussion ensues at the
BY NISSA LAPOINT
303-715-3138
nissa.lapoint@archden.org
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VOLUME XCI - NO. 16 | 115 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE GOSPEL | MAY 2-8, 2015
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