From Catholic World News
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, chairman of the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee for the
Promotion and Defense of Marriage, has issued a statement following
ballot victories for same-sex marriage.
“November 6 was a disappointing day for marriage, as the effort to
preserve the unique meaning of marriage in the law lost by only a narrow
margin in four states, even though vastly outspent by those who promote
the redefinition of marriage,” he said.
“The meaning of marriage, though, cannot be redefined because it lies
within our very nature,” he continued. “No matter what policy, law or
judicial decision is put into place, marriage is the only institution
that unites a man and a woman to each other and to any children born of
their union. It is either this, or it is nothing at all. In view of the
fact that every child has a mother and a father, our society either
respects the basic right of every child to be raised by his or her
mother and father together and so supports the true and unique meaning
of marriage for the good of children, or it does not.”
“In a society marked by increasing poverty and family fragmentation,
marriage needs to be strengthened, promoted, and defended, not
redefined,” he added. “I hope and pray that political leaders, judges,
and all people will seek to honor this foundational and common sense
truth of marriage.”
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