Vote to Enshrine ‘Same-Sex Marriage’ Delayed Until After Midterms
The bill would repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage in federal law as the union of a man and a woman.
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Australian Anglicans Split Over Same-Sex Marriage
The Diocese of the Southern Cross was officially launched in Canberra on Sunday, and former Sydney Anglican Archbishop Glenn Davies was named its first bishop.
Democrats Push to Enshrine Contraception, Same-Sex Marriage, Into Federal Law
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the spate of new bills is necessary to resist a ‘dark desire to punish and control America’s most intimate and personal decisions.’
US House Passes Respect for Marriage Act
In the July 19 vote, Democrats in favor of the bill were joined by 74 Republicans. The bill would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage federally as the union of a man and a woman and permitted states not to recognize same-sex marriages contracted in other states.
Can Laity Preach at Mass? Chicago Parish Offers Pulpit to Same-Sex Couple
According to canon law, laypeople are not allowed to preach homilies during Mass.
Chile Legalizes ‘Same-Sex Marriage’
The bill was “more urgent than pensions, more urgent than violence, more urgent than decent healthcare. There is no other bill, not even healthcare, which is paramount, to be so fast-tracked,” Constantino lamented.
Swiss Voters Back Same-Sex Marriage
Switzerland’s Catholic bishops said in December that legalizing same-sex marriage was “fraught with numerous administrative, legal and ethical difficulties.”
Benedict XVI: Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage is ‘A Distortion of Conscience’
The question of same-sex marriage, Pope emeritus Benedict XVI continued, is not a question of being “a little more broadminded and open. Rather, the basic question arises: who is man? And with it also the question of whether there is a Creator or if we are not all just manufactured products.”
Full Text: Pope Francis’ In-Flight Press Conference from Slovakia
The Pope’s comments during the in-flight press conference came at the end of his four-day visit to Hungary and Slovakia.
Baja California Legislature Inserts Same-Sex Marriage into State Constitution
The Baja California legislature approved gay marriage by a vote of 18 to 4, with 1 abstention, on June 16.
