D.C. Cardinal: Gay Civil Unions Acceptable
The leader of the Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., lent his support to same-sex civil unions, but not same-sex marriage.
The leader of the Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., lent his support to same-sex civil unions, but not same-sex marriage.
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Cardinal Theodore McCarrick says he could support same-sex civil unions, but not same-sex marriage.
McCarrick said believes marriage is the union of a man and a woman, and that altering that definition would denigrate society.
The Washington archbishop appeared on CNN Wednesday night to respond to the Senate’s rejection of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
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The law had been in place since 1861, when the country was still a colony of the British empire.
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