Washington D.C., May 29, 2009 / 01:35 am
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) praised as “eminently reasonable” the California Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Proposition 8, a successful ballot measure that restored the definition of marriage to “the union of one man and one woman.”
Archbishop of Louisville Joseph E. Kurtz, chairman of the USCCB Ad Hoc Committee for the Defense of Marriage, spoke on behalf of the U.S. bishops in a Wednesday statement.
He said the court’s decision has respected “the eminently reasonable decision” of California voters to retain “the perennial definition of marriage.”
“This respects the uniqueness of the marital relationship and its service to the common good by respecting the value of procreation and the good of children as well as the unique complementarity of man and woman. Advancing the truth and beauty of marriage enhances, rather than diminishes, the intrinsic dignity of every human person.”