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Archbishop John C. Favalora
Archdiocese of Miami
Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito
Diocese of Palm Beach
Bishop Robert N. Lynch
Diocese of St. Petersburg
Bishop John H. Ricard, SSJ
Diocese of Pensacola/Tallahassee
Bishop Victor Galeone
Diocese of St. Augustine
Bishop Thomas G. Wenski
Diocese of Orlando
Bishop Frank J. Dewane
Diocese of Venice
Auxiliary Bishop Felipe J. Estevez
Archdiocese of Miami
Auxiliary Bishop John G. Noonan
Archdiocese of Miami |
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The Church teaches that
“the marriage covenant, by which a man and a woman form with each other
an intimate communion of life and love, has been founded and endowed
with its own special laws by the Creator. By its very nature it is
ordered to the good of the couple, as well as to the generation and
education of children. Christ the Lord raised marriage between the
baptized to the dignity of a sacrament.”
(Catechism of the Catholic Church, No. 1660)
Unity, indissolubility and
openness to fertility are indispensable to marriage. It
is only through the union of one man and one woman that the authentic
marriage bond can be realized.
The Florida Marriage
Protection Amendment will
define marriage in our state’s constitution as the legal
union of one man
and one woman as husband and wife.
As evidenced in our 2005 statement,
Marriage is Between One Man and One Woman,
the bishops of Florida have taken a position in support of Amendment 2.
The dignity
of marriage and the greatness of the matrimonial union are accepted in
all cultures. Research shows that the well-being of the individual and
of society as a whole is closely tied with the healthy state of married
and family life. The significance of marriage, held in high esteem as a
bond greater than any one individual, must be preserved.
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Resources
> Statement of the Florida Bishops: Marriage Is Between One Man and One Woman,
September 2005
We,
the Catholic Bishops of Florida, join together in support of a state
constitutional amendment that defines marriage as the legal union of one
man and one woman as husband and wife.
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‘Common good’ calls for defense of
traditional, legal marriage, Bishop
Wenski, Diocese of Orlando, July 3, 2008
The imposition by judicial fiat of
same-sex marriage on the citizens of California has reminded us that
society’s culture wars are far from over.
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Address of His Holiness Benedict XVI
to Participants in the Forum of Family Associations,
May 16, 2008
...the union of life and love based on the
marriage between a man and a woman, which constitutes the family, is an
indispensable good for society as a whole and must not be confused or
likened to other types of union.
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Catechism of the Catholic Church,
nos. 1601-1666,
Washington, DC: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Libreria
Editrice Vaticana, 2000
The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between
themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered
toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of
offspring...More...
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Between Man and Woman: Questions and Answers about Marriage and Same-Sex
Unions, USCCB, November,
2003
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