Bishops lament federal 'disregard' for state marriage laws

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Washington D.C., Jan 11, 2014 / 08:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As the U.S. bishops lamented federal agencies’ decisions to ignore state marriage laws, Attorney General Eric Holder has said the federal government will recognize the “gay marriages” briefly contracted in Utah.

“State marriage laws defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman deserve respect by the federal government,” said Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, chair of the U.S. bishops’ subcommittee on the defense of marriage.

The archbishop’s comments came in a Jan. 10 letter to Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas), sponsor of the State Marriage Defense Act.

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Archbishop Cordileone’s letter of support to Rep. Randy Weber can be found at usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage-and-family/marriage/promotion-and-defense-of-marriage/upload/Ltr-to-Weber-re-SMDA.pdf.

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Archbishop Cordileone’s letter of support to Rep. Randy Weber can be found at usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage-and-family/marriage/promotion-and-defense-of-marriage/upload/Ltr-to-Weber-re-SMDA.pdf.

usccb.org/news/2014/14-007.cfm

 

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Archbishop Cordileone’s letter of support to Rep. Randy Weber can be found at usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage-and-family/marriage/promotion-and-defense-of-marriage/upload/Ltr-to-Weber-re-SMDA.pdf.

usccb.org/news/2014/14-007.cfm