Spanish bishops: Catholics cannot vote for homosexual “marriage”
Madrid, May. 09, 2005 (CNA) - The Bishops Conference of Spain published an official statement last week reminding Catholics that they are morally obliged not to vote in favor of an eventual law that will make homosexual unions equivalent to marriage, because it goes against reason and morality.
In an energetic statement from the Executive Committee of the conference, the bishops state that if the law were to be passed—it has already received the support of Spain’s House of Representatives—“it would lack in and of itself the character of true law, since it would be a contradiction of correct reason and the moral law,” its application would “not be binding upon anyone” and “each person could exercise the right to conscientious objection.”
The bishops state that it is their duty “to speak with clarity when Spain seeks to lead a regression in the development of society, with a legal measure that is without precedent and gravely damaging to the fundamental rights of marriage, the family, young people and teachers.”
The bishops underscored that “opposing immoral measures that go against reason is not to be against anyone, but rather to be in favor of love, truth and the wellbeing of each person.”
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