Hagatna, Guam, Sep 8, 2009 / 19:32 pm
Community leaders and local Catholic figures in Guam on Monday spoke at a symposium on the implications of allowing same-sex “marriage” as the U.S. territory’s legislature considers a bill which would legally recognize same-sex unions.
The symposium, held at the Archdiocese of Agana’s Chapel of St. Therese, featured eight speakers who discussed the moral, political, social, legal and medical implications of same-sex “marriage.”
According to Pacifica Daily News, youth parishioner John Calvo, Jr. said the symposium was intended to educate the Guam community about the importance of the sacrament of marriage.
"It seems to be that society in general has lost its moral compass and our moral values seem to be determined by what is becoming common practice in society rather than what is common good,” he commented.