Argentina: Archbishop Tries to Meddle With Gay Marriage Ruling Again

Buenos Aires Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio rejected a court ruling that allow a gay couple to marry for considering it "against the law" and asked Macri "to appeal against it." However, Macri had already stated that the government would not appeal against the decision.

Macri and Bergoglio held a tense meeting last November after the City Hall came out in support of the civil unions. The Mayor had decided not to appeal against a court ruling that allowed for Alex Freyre and José María Di Bello to get married. The couple eventually did it in Ushuaia.

Back then, the Archbishop harshly criticized Macri for considering that by not condemning the court ruling was a "grave failure" of his duties as a public official. "Even since the dawn of time marriage has stood for the union of a man and a woman," the religious leader said, according to the Argentine Catholic Information Agency.

Full Story from the Buenos Aires Herald
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