Upon returning from Rome this evening, Cardinal Edwin F. O’Brien, Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, issued the following statement on the Maryland Senate’s vote to redefine marriage in Maryland.
“Though not a surprise, today’s vote to redefine marriage in the State of Maryland by some members of the State Senate, is no less troubling for it places Maryland one step closer to the dismantling of the most fundamental social institution in all of society.
“The Catholic Church, like others throughout western civilization for thousands of years, has regarded marriage for its unique gifts rooted in nature, and respected that only God alone–not the Church and not government”“bestows the true meaning upon this relationship that He created….
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Statement of Cardinal Edwin O’Brien on the Maryland Senate’s Vote to Redefine Marriage
Upon returning from Rome this evening, Cardinal Edwin F. O’Brien, Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, issued the following statement on the Maryland Senate’s vote to redefine marriage in Maryland.
“Though not a surprise, today’s vote to redefine marriage in the State of Maryland by some members of the State Senate, is no less troubling for it places Maryland one step closer to the dismantling of the most fundamental social institution in all of society.
“The Catholic Church, like others throughout western civilization for thousands of years, has regarded marriage for its unique gifts rooted in nature, and respected that only God alone–not the Church and not government”“bestows the true meaning upon this relationship that He created….
Read it all.