text: I disagree. The pious busy-bodies will have a rejoinder. I'll save them the time. 
  
  "It is our sacred duty as Catholics to protect our families from condoning sin and from scandal--and most of all from the horrors of gender ambiguity. We love Uncle Mike, but he is not welcome to promote lust amid the turkey, the post-game interviews, and the pumpkin pie. 
  
  "Our children are so confused when they see two adults who love, respect, honor, like, sacrifice for, and pledge eternal union with each other. How do we explain that kind of relationship to our confused and befuddled kids who never have witnessed that kind of behavior in our holy home where love is all about mechanics and plumbing like news reports from Eden said.
  
  "Breaking up a family--turning grandma against grandson, uncle against niece, nephew against cousin, mom against dad--is a small price to pay for saving souls. After all, the Bible and Cardinal Burke tell us this kind of intra-family hell was designed to be that way."