Mexico's top court rules for same-sex marriage
June 22, 2015
Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that governments throughout the country should grant legal recognition to same-sex marriage.
The court’s June 19 decision was based on the finding that procreation is not an essential purpose of marriage. The court found, on that basis, that all state laws restricting marriage to male-female couples were unconstitutional.
The Mexican bishops’ conference issued a statement of regret about the court decision. “While While we value that no one should be subject to discrimination, as the first article of the constitution states, this does not mean that the essence of marriage should be modified,” the bishops said.
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Posted by: Randal Mandock -
Jun. 30, 2015 6:00 PM ET USA
Politicians and academics aside, in whose world is the intent to make babies not an essential purpose of marriage? What other legitimate source of human life is there?
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Posted by: Minnesota Mary -
Jun. 22, 2015 9:40 PM ET USA
I wonder if Pope Francis will speak out about this?
