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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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Resources to
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The dignity
of marriage and the significance 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 value of marriage, held in high
esteem as a bond greater than any one individual, must be preserved.
Bishops Release New Marriage Statement
The Union of One Man and One Woman
Bishops of Florida Support Amendment 2
- Marriage Protection
As teachers and pastors,
we seek to educate Florida’s Catholic faithful on the true nature and
meaning of marriage as
established by God
and honored by Catholic teaching and tradition.
In the beginning, the Lord showed us in
scripture his plan for marriage as the joining of a man and a woman.
“For this reason a
man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife;
and they shall become one flesh.” (Genesis
2:24)
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click here for full statement (English)
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(Spanish)
Questions & Answers on Marriage
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English /
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Prayers of the Faithful
for Marriage Sunday, October 19
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Additional Resources
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Why we urge a ‘yes’ vote on marriage
amendment, Archbishop Favalora, Archdiocese of Miami, October
10, 2008
Contrary to what you might hear,
this amendment would change no existing laws or ordinances. It would not
prevent cities or counties from passing ordinances allowing people in
so-called civil unions, or any other living arrangements, to obtain
health or other benefits for their partners.
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Letter to the Editor: Protection of
Marriage,
Bishop Galeone, Diocese of St.
Augustine, September 29, 2008
...Amendment 2 has nothing to do with government action. It
has everything to do with the citizens preventing the
government from redefining marriage. Amendment 2 allows
the people, and not activist judges, to decide how
marriage will be defined in Florida.
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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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Same-sex marriage could spell trouble for
church, U.S.
bishops’ counsel speaks to Latino leaders, urges passage of Amendment 2,
Florida Catholic, October 7, 2008
Picarello
said problems could arise if the amendment does not pass, and the
Florida Supreme Court eventually does what the Massachusetts and
California supreme courts have done: expand the definition of marriage
to include same-sex unions.
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> 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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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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Orthodox Jewish-Catholic Statement
on Marriage,
Created in the Divine Image,
September 2, 2008
As leaders of our
respective faiths, we, as Orthodox Rabbis, communal leaders and
representatives of the Roman Catholic Bishops of the United States, wish
to affirm our shared commitment to the ordinance of God, the Almighty
One, who created man and woman in the divine image...More...
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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
A growing
movement today favors making those
relationships commonly called same-sex
unions the legal equivalent of marriage.
This situation challenges Catholics—and all
who seek the truth—to think deeply about the
meaning of marriage...More...
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