All are Welcome

     The main message that this article seems to try to be putting across to its audience is simply this: God created this world and the rules it is governed by. He created our morality and our sense of conscience. Because of this, he expects us to live up to those standards. He may love us no matter what we do, but he will not condone our actions unless they are in agreement with his own teachings.
     The author of the article, Cardinal Dolan, related this expectation to the Church, and to the sinners of the world. Christ welcomes all to his Church, but to be part of the Church you must grow in holiness. All are welcome, but not all shall accept the invitation. The banquet parable Christ told gives insight into this: many were invited to the banquet, but made excuses, others simply refused. Eventually the man throwing the banquet went out and found men to replace those who refused, and even then some were not ready for the banquet. In order to partake of the banquet, we must meet a certain set of requirements; so goes the nature of the Church.
     The sinners of the world are welcome to the Church, but they must leave behind their sin. As the Cardinal says in his article, "love the sinner, hate the sin." That simple maxim sums up the entirety of the Church's stance on the issue. Although all are welcome to the Church, their sin is not welcome with them.