Philadelphia Catholics to join march for marriage in Washington
By Lou Baldwin
Five busloads of
Catholics who believe marriage is exclusively between a man and a woman
are scheduled to travel to Washington, D.C., on March 26 to participate
in Marriage March 2013 from the National Mall to the Supreme Court
followed by a rally on the National Mall.
March 26 is the date the United States Supreme Court is expected to
hear oral arguments to determine if California’s Proposition 8, passed
by the state’s voters in 2008 to protect the sanctity of marriage, is
constitutional or not.
The march is sponsored by the National Organization for Marriage,
alongside a broad coalition of pro-family organizations and groups.
The archdiocesan effort is being organized by the Office for Life,
Family and Laity and has been endorsed by Archbishop Charles Chaput.
“The Church understands marriage as a unique relationship with a
unique definition,” the archbishop said in a Feb. 18 letter to pastors,
asking them to promote the Marriage March in their parish.
“By its very nature, marriage is ordered not only to companionship
and mutual support, but also – and even more fundamentally – to the
procreation and education of children.
God said it, that settles it - and He said that too!
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