American Catholic bishops release antimarriage document [View All]

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Roman Catholic bishops ended their national meeting in the nation's capital on Wednesday by condemning same-sex unions. The prelates overwhelmingly approved a document urging states to withhold recognition of same-sex marriages. The church leaders said they had an obligation to "give witness to the whole moral truth" and reinforce Catholic teaching that gay sex is a sin. Bishop Wilton Gregory, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, acknowledged that some may question how Catholic leaders can make statements on sexual morality following nearly two years of scandal concerning priests who molested children. But he said the church must speak out "in season and out of season.... Yes, the church is human, but she must run by the passion and the prophetic office given her by Christ."