US Bishops Say Gays Can't Marry, Then Call Unmarried Couples Living Together "Intrinsically Evil"

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops moved to bolster their defense of traditional marriage on Tuesday, approving a pastoral letter that provides direction to the faithful amid nationwide efforts to legalize same-sex marriage. The D.C. Board of Elections ruled the same day against a proposal to hold a referendum on gay marriages. "One of the most troubling developments in contemporary culture is the proposition that persons of the same sex can 'marry,' " they say in the 60--page "Marriage: Love and Life in the Divine Plan." "This proposal attempts to redefine the nature of marriage and the family and, as a result, harms both the intrinsic dignity of every human person and the common good of society." "Marriage is a unique union, a relationship different from all others," they add. "It is the permanent bond between one man and one woman whose two-in-one-flesh communion of persons is an indispensable good at the heart of every family and every society. Same-sex unions are incapable of realizing this specific communion of persons... it is not unjust to oppose legal recognition of same-sex unions, because marriage and same-sex unions are essentially different realities." Full Story from AHN: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7017031354

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