Same sex marriage isn’t likely to be an option anytime soon in Australia. It’s unlikely Australians will be asked this year to vote on whether to allow same-sex marriage, but the Turnbull government won’t publicly confirm a February referendum. The Australian Electoral Commission has strongly recommended the government not hold a national vote on the Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Same-sex marriage’
Same sex marriage is ok so why not polygamy? Pope’s silence suggests it’s a “simple civil right”.
Friday, August 19th, 2016
Legalising polygamy is the next step for Italy, now same sex marriages have been legalised. The founder of Italy’s main Islamic organization says since the country now recognizes civil unions for same-sex couples, there’s no reason polygamous relationships shouldn’t also be afforded legal protection. He also claimed Pope Francis’ silence regarding his suggestion means the Read more
Fatima end times call cited in Mexico marriage debate
Tuesday, July 12th, 2016
A reference by a Fatima visionary to an end times battle over marriage and the family has been cited as a same-sex marriage debate looms in Mexico. Desde la Fe, the weekly of the archdiocese of Mexico, wrote of a statement from Sr Lucia dos Santos. This comes as Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto announced Read more
Aussie bishops speak out on marriage ahead of election
Tuesday, May 17th, 2016
Ahead of Australia’s federal election, Catholic bishops have spoken out about political decisions that can damage marriage and hurt families. In a statement from the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) released yesterday, the bishops stated that “political decisions” can damage the institution of marriage and hurt families. Australia’s federal election is scheduled for July 2. The Read more
Norway church seeks to pull out of state wedding role
Tuesday, April 26th, 2016Norway’s Catholic Church is to seek the Vatican’s permission to have its clergy withdraw from officiating at marriages on the Norwegian state’s behalf. The move comes after the governing synod of Norway’s predominant Lutheran Church voted to allow gay marriages. Catholic Bishop Bernt Eidsvig of Oslo said “it’s clear we must distinguish our own church Read more
Aust Telstra drops out of same-sex marriage debate
Friday, April 15th, 2016
Australian telecommunications giant Telstra has declared it will no longer drive further debate on same-sex marriage. But the company denied it had changed its position on the issue, after pressure had come from the Catholic Church. Telstra was one of several major Australian corporations to sign an Australian marriage equality petition last year. In May, Read more
Anglican proposal for same-sex marriage blessing in New Zealand
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
Blessings for same-sex marriages could be permitted in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia if a new proposal is adopted by its General Synod. After a debate at the Synod in 2014, a working group was established to find a way for opponents and supporters of same-sex marriage to co-exist in the Read more
Africa won’t have West dictating on homosexuality: Cardinal
Friday, February 26th, 2016Catholic bishops from part of Africa have sent a strong signal that the continent will not accept Western dictatorship on homosexuality. The president of West Africa’s regional bishops conference, Cardinal Theodore-Adrien Sarr, said Africans must be alert to any indoctrination from the West to accept same-sex marriage. Cardinal Sarr said some Americans behave “like people who Read more
Pell accuses UK PM of poisonous moral liberalism
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016
Cardinal George Pell has accused British Prime Minister David Cameron of adopting a “poisonous form of radical moral liberalism”. The cardinal stated this in a foreword to a new book “The Nation that Forgot God”, a collection of essays by different authors. Cardinal Pell criticised Mr Cameron’s push to legalise same-sex marriage in 2014. “Cameron Read more
Religious leaders warn of harm from Aust marriage debate
Friday, February 19th, 2016Forty religious leaders want a possible Australian plebiscite on same-sex marriage dropped because bitter debate could do widespread harm. A group of Buddhist, Baptist, Anglican and Uniting church leaders sent a letter to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday. The religious leaders warned that a public campaign on the issue could polarise people in Read more