Washington D.C., Jul 4, 2004 / 22:00 pm
Catholics in the United States have organized a petition in support of the Federal Marriage Amendment, on which the Senate will vote the next week.
The constitutional amendment would protect the definition of marriage as the union of a man and a woman.
Catholics are urged to sign the petition, which is available at www.catholicsprotectmarriage.com.
The petition warns that once the traditional definition of marriage is changed and labeled as discriminatory by the courts, “people who teach the Catholic faith will be treated like bigots in the public square.”