Washington D.C., Sep 29, 2004 / 22:00 pm
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a letter, urging the House of Representatives “to preserve and protect” the “vital institution” of marriage and support the Marriage Protection Amendment.
The proposed legislation, H.J. Res. 106, would amend the United States Constitution to define marriage as consisting only of the union of a man and a woman. It is expected to be taken up in the House later this week.
In the letter Sept. 28, USCCB president Bishop Wilton D. Gregory said the bishops’ concern for marriage is not just “a Catholic concern.”
“We share it with believers and non-believers, Christians and non-Christians alike, simply because this understanding is part of the common moral heritage of humanity," said the bishop of Belleville.