Last March following their spring meeting the Catholic Bishops issued a statement and published a leaflet on marriage and the family. Yesterday they met for the summer meeting and made another statement on the Civil Partnership Bill. * Protection and support for marriage and family Bishops discussed the statement Why Marriage Matters which was published […]
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Very interesting blog post from FG Senator Paschal Donohue opposing the tabling never mind inclusion of an amendment to the Civil Partnership Bill allowing service providers and others not to provide services to those taking part in Civil Partnerships. Paschal has three reasons for his opposition. 1. Firstly, the law is the law. We cannot […]
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