Cardinal George: 'Same-Sex Marriage is Against the Common Good'

Should the Cardinal have interfered with the vote on the same-sex marriage bill in the Illinois State Legislature? Do you agree with his stand?

Cardinal George Says Same-Sex Marriage Is 'Against The Common Good', Do You Agree?

Cardinal Francis George releases a strongly worded letter as the State Legislature moves closer to a vote on gay marriage.

As gay marriage moves closer to a vote in the Illinois General Assembly, Cardinal Francis George has released a letter attacking the notion of same- sex marriage itself and urging Catholics to voice their objections.  UPDATED: Illinois State Senate members went home on Thursday without voting the bill up or down in the final days of the veto session, although a senate committee did vote in favor of the bill to allow same-sex marraige. Supporters are hoping the bill will be passed after new lawmakers are sworn in on Jan. 9, however, it may be weeks before the bill goes before the state senate for a full vote. The marriage equality bill's failure to go before the senate for a full vote on Thursday was credited to pushback from the Catholic …

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Dan Lambert

11:32 am on Monday, January 7, 2013

Thanks for all the comments on this post, but the discussion has gotten a bit off-topic and I think it's time to close the comments section. Thanks for reading.   more ›