Last week Minnesota became the 12th state in the nation to allow same-sex couples to wed. San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, chairman of the USCCB Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, called Minnesota’s action,which came just after Mother’s Day, “the height of irony.” Archbishop Cordileone denounced the decision stating that, “Instead of strengthening, the [...]
Rhode Island and Delaware are the 10th and 11th states to join those offering marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Minnesota is expected to become the 12th next week. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for a second Fortnight for Freedom this summer leading up to the Fourth of July. The Fortnight is [...]
The Catholic Church has long opposed the use of the death penalty because it disregards the sanctity and dignity of human life. Several Missouri lawmakers, who are active Catholics, are taking the church’s teaching seriously and are promoting bills that would limit or end the use of capital punishment. In the Senate, Senator Gina Walsh [...]
Defending religious liberty, protecting human life at all stages of development and ensuring economic justice for all are among the policy priorities adopted by the Missouri Catholic Conference (MCC) for work in 2013. Each year the MCC, the public policy agency for the Catholic bishops of Missouri, adopts priorities for special attention. To review the [...]
On election night voters across the country were not only anxiously awaiting election returns on races involving candidates, but also the outcome of various ballot measures. These measures reflected a wide spectrum of social policy issues and often resulted in close outcomes. In many of the states the Catholic conferences took a leading role in [...]
This month the U.S. Supreme Court will announce whether it will consider California’s Proposition 8 case and/or several federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) cases that have been filed with the court for review. An announcement is expected on Nov. 26. If the Supreme Court decides not to review the Proposition 8 case from California, it [...]
In an open letter to Americans, leaders of some of the largest religious communities in the country joined together to voice the concern they share for marriage and religious freedom. Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, was one of four Catholic bishops who signed the [...]
Dec. 7, 2011, JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Recognizing the fragile economy and recent challenges to the sanctity of marriage, the Missouri Catholic Conference (MCC) announced that advocating on behalf of the poor and most vulnerable and safeguarding the institution of marriage were among its public policy priorities for 2012. As part of advocating on behalf [...]