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Gay Marriage Vote

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Cardinal George Says Same-Sex Marriage 'Against The Common Good,' Do You Agree?

Cardinal Francis George releases a strongly worded letter as the State Legislature moves closer to a vote on gay marriage.

As gay marriage is debated in the Illinois General Assembly, Cardinal Francis George has released a letter attacking the notion of same-sex marriage itself and urging Catholics to voice their objections.  Illinois State Senate members went home on Thursday without voting the bill up or down in the final days of the veto session, although a senate committee did vote in favor of the bill to allow same-sex marraige. Supporters are hoping the bill will be passed after new lawmakers are sworn in on Jan. 9. The marriage equality bill's failure to go before the senate for a full vote on Thursday was credited to pushback from the Catholic Conference of Illinois and Cardinal Francis George, the Chicago Tribune reported. Illinois would become the …

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Russ

9:15 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013

Point of clarification - Pastor Suzanne I agree with you 100%…my "union" was blessed by the Unitarian Church in 2005. The Unitarians have a lot of love and not too much Leviticus. My comment "nor would they care" was in reference to Eileen speaking on behalf of God; or at least his eyes.   more ›

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