Statement from Bishop Slattery on Federal Judge Ruling Oklahomas Definition of Marriage Amendment Unconstitutional This week, a federal district judge ruled Oklahoma’s definition of marriage as being between “one man and one woman” was unconstitutional. This decision changes nothing. The nature of marriage is, and always will be, unchangeable. Marriage is the intimate, exclusive, and indissoluble communion of life and love which a man and woman enter into at the design of their Creator. This is for the purpose of their own highest good and the procreation and education of the children born of this union. Between baptized Christians, this covenant has been elevated by Christ the Lord and given the dignity of a Sacrament. Changing the language concerning marriage or reworking its definition has no effect on its essence. Someone can declare that an elephant is a robin, but should you push it off of the top of the BOK Tower, it isn’t going to fly. The Church is and will remain unwavering in her defense of marriage as the best way to protect the family and thereby to preserve society.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:20:01 +0000
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