US Bishops Decry Court Decision on Same-Sex Marriage

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

Cardinal Francis George, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, decried the August 4 decision of a federal judge to overturn a California voters’ 2008 initiative known as Proposition 8  that protected marriage as the union of one man and one woman.

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Catholic Bishops Condemn Bigoted TV Commercial

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer

The California Catholic Conference is condemning a blatantly bigoted television commercial that will air today by opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. The commercial depicts supposed missionaries invading a gay couples home and ripping up their marriage license.

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