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Responding to the Scottish cabinet’s dismissal yesterday of his call for a referendum on the legal definition of marriage issue, Cardinal Keith O’Brien said today that he sees further study as a positive step and that he remains ‘eager to hear the outcome’ of the public consultation on it plans to introduce same-sex ‘marriage.’
“The serious implications for freedom of belief and expression of redefining marriage should be as important to a free society as any constitutional matter,” the cardinal said, referencing the Scottish Government’s referendum on Scottish independence set for 2014. “I remain eager to hear the outcome of the consultation and to have an indication of how the people of Scotland regard the issue.”
The Scottish cabinet said yesterday that a decision on whether the Scottish Government will proceed with proposals to redefine marriage will made before the end of July, after a cabinet sub committee looks at the impact on religious freedom and freedom on speech should marriage be legally redefined in Scotland to allow same-sex couples to wed.
To read more visit; sconews.co.uk/news/20844/cardinal-urges-snp-to-heed-public-opinion-on-marriage/
“The serious implications for freedom of belief and expression of redefining marriage should be as important to a free society as any constitutional matter,” the cardinal said, referencing the Scottish Government’s referendum on Scottish independence set for 2014. “I remain eager to hear the outcome of the consultation and to have an indication of how the people of Scotland regard the issue.”
The Scottish cabinet said yesterday that a decision on whether the Scottish Government will proceed with proposals to redefine marriage will made before the end of July, after a cabinet sub committee looks at the impact on religious freedom and freedom on speech should marriage be legally redefined in Scotland to allow same-sex couples to wed.
To read more visit; sconews.co.uk/news/20844/cardinal-urges-snp-to-heed-public-opinion-on-marriage/