Barrack Obama Supports Gay Marriage

Same sex couples should be able to get married”, said the President of the United States, Barack Obama in an interview with ABC. In response, the Bishops Conference regard the announcement as “deeply saddening”.

The President, speaking yesterday, 9 May, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, stated: “At a certain point, I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married”. On 6 May, the Vice-President Joe Biden also stated that he was in favor of same-sex marriage.

Response from the Catholic Church

In response, Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops commented on the U.S. Administration's position in a note in which he emphasized the traditional value of marriage and the need to protect its fundamental definition, the union between man and woman. “President Obama’s comments today in support of the redefinition of marriage”, said the Cardinal, “are deeply saddening”.

Timothy Michael Dolan

The Bishops Stand Ready

Cardinal Dolan announced that “the Catholic Bishops stand ready to affirm every positive measure taken by the President and the Administration to strengthen marriage and the family. However, we cannot be silent in the face of words or actions that would undermine the institution of marriage, the very cornerstone of our society. The people of this country, especially our children, deserve better”. The Cardinal also stated that “unfortunately, President Obama’s words today are not surprising since they follow upon various actions already taken by his Administration that erode or ignore the unique meaning of marriage”.

Pray for Barrack Obama

He ended his letter by stating: “I pray for the President every day, and will continue to pray that he and his Administration act justly to uphold and protect marriage as the union of one man and one woman. May we all work to promote and protect marriage and by so doing serve the true good of all persons”.