Foster care is meant to be temporary. That’s a given — or it should be.

Part of my observance is that too many people want young children — infant to toddler — and they want to adopt right away. It doesn’t work that way in most situations in reality — even international adoptions.

There is risk involved in most forms of non-traditional family options. International adoption is a wonderful option for those who go that route. We didn’t and it worked well for us.

There was an article on HP just a couple of months ago by a gay couple who adopted, and their experience was more similar to what I describe, than what you do.

I’d also be interested in WHEN you adopted.

It’s not almost impossible to adopt a child in the USA. I know many who’ve done it. We went through our state’s foster care system. The cost was nominal and the rest of tax deductible.

But… they also re-branded themselves and re-opened the next day as Christian Social Services of Illinois. Same office. Same staff. Same services. No connection to the Diocese. (http://bit.ly/xUdcv6)

Surely, Christ never intended the Church to look after orphans and widows in their distress. No, the Church is called to proclaim the kingdom of the Vatican God.

Heavens, no. Surely not. Never has the Church placed political expediency or the quest for power ahead of basic decency. Goodness, who would dare think such a thing.

We saw the rejection of Obama’s debt ceiling offer (major cuts to Social Security, and almost all they wanted, but it wasn’t their idea of perfect) ended up getting much less once it was done.

I hope they keep it up nation wide.