As you have probably read by now, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill handed to him by the New York legislature yesterday that legalizes same-sex marriage.
I was interested in seeing how the New York bishops would respond. Thanks to Deacon Greg Kandra over at The Deacons Bench (see link below under his name), I was able to read his bishop’s statement. You can read it entirely at: Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.
Here are a few highlights….
“Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature have deconstructed the single most important institution in human history. Republicans and Democrats alike succumbed to powerful political elites and have passed legislation that will undermine our families and as a consequence, our society.
With this vote, Governor Cuomo has opened a new front in the culture wars that are tearing at the fabric of our nation…. politicians have curried favor with wealthy donors who are proponents of a divisive agenda in order to advance their own careers and futures…
More than half of all New Yorkers oppose this legislation. Yet, the governor and the state legislature have demonized people of faith, whether they be Muslims, Jews, or Christians, and identified them as bigots and prejudiced, and voted in favor of same-sex “marriage.”….. This is not a civil rights issue, but rather a human rights issue upholding the age-old understanding of marriage…”
