Trenton, N.J., Dec 8, 2009 / 05:32 am
As the New Jersey legislature considers whether to recognize same-sex “marriage” before a sympathetic governor leaves office, the New Jersey Catholic Conference has testified that the “great truth” about marriage as a union of husband and wife is not a religious doctrine but “a fact of human nature.”
The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday was open for an expected six hours of testimony on the proposal.
Patrick Brannigan, executive director of the New Jersey Catholic Conference (NJCC), sent to CNA a copy of the testimony he intended to deliver before the committee.
“The Catholic Church has always taught for 2000 years that marriage is the union of one man and one woman as husband and wife,” Brannigan’s testimony began. “This great truth about marriage is not some obscure doctrinal fine point but a fact of human nature, recognized from time immemorial by people of virtually every faith and culture.”