TIMELINE: What Has the Catholic Church Said About Same-Sex ‘Blessings’?
A chronology of how this controversy has unfolded ...
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Catholic Church Leaders in India Welcome Government Opposition to Same-Sex Civil Marriage
Responding to petitions filed by homosexual activists with India’s Supreme Court, the federal government told the court ‘the legal recognition of marriage is for heterosexual relationships’ only.
‘Same-Sex Marriage’ Is Not Marriage
Confusion of language is confusion of thought. We cannot take two different things and call them both ‘marriage.’
![Bishop Barron stated that Christians must share the truth of marriage as 'a lifelong and exclusive union, a complete and mutual gift of the husband and wife to each other for their good and for the procreation and education of children, [and] is essential to the common good.'](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2022120115124_3b32d310d6fb9484c93bf5bf180153a366a34bdd1dd0c32d7c15e7dc4a684230.jpg "Bishop Barron stated that Christians must share the truth of marriage as 'a lifelong and exclusive union, a complete and mutual gift of the husband and wife to each other for their good and for the procreation and education of children, [and] is essential to the common good.'")
US Bishops Respond to Passage of Same-Sex 'Marriage' Act
The Respect for Marriage Act passed the Senate Tuesday, redefining marriage to include unions between homosexual couples and mandating that all states must recognize homosexual marriages.
Senate Passes ‘Same-Sex Marriage’ Bill, Sending it Back to the House
The RFMA represents one of the first legislative responses to the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of ‘Roe v. Wade’ in June.
Senate Advances ‘Same-Sex Marriage’ Bill Amid Religious Freedom Concerns
Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, a Catholic who voted against the measure, said in a statement following the vote that the bill as passed puts religious freedom in jeopardy.
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.
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.
