January 17, 2014 The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, whose jurisdiction includes Kansas, will hear appeals of lower court decisions striking down state constitutional amendments in Utah and Oklahoma that define marriage as between one man and one woman. Kansas has a similar amendment that would fall if the 10th Circuit rules against the …
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June 27, 2013 Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas, Bishop John Brungardt of Dodge City, Bishop Edward Weisenburger of Salina, and Monsignor Robert Hemberger, Diocesan Administrator of Wichita, issued the following statement today in response to the United States Supreme Court decisions in United States v. Windsorand Hollingsworth v. Perry: In one of …
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June 26, 2013 In two landmark decisions, the US Supreme Court struck down part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act and appears to have allowed same-sex marriages to resume in California. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops decried the rulings as mistaken and a “tragic day for marriage and our nation.”
May 24, 2012 The statement is the third in a series of election year 2012 statements for Catholics in Kansas. Kansas Bishops on Marriage, Family and the Election For more information, visit the Kansas Catholic Conference Election 2012 page.
May 10, 2012 President Obama has declared his support for efforts to redefine marriage to include same-sex unions. The Catholic Church teaches that marriage is a union between one man and one woman, and that every child deserves a mother and a father.
June 27, 2011 New York became the the sixth and largest state in the country to legalize gay marriage, and the third to do so through legislation rather than a court decision. In a statement, the state’s Catholic bishops decried the Legislature’s decision, saying “Our society must regain what it appears to have lost – …
February 24, 2011 The Obama Administration has announced that it will no longer defend the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Anthony Picarello, Jr., General Counsel of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued the following statement: “Marriage has been understood for millennia and across cultures as the union of one man and one woman. …
February 21, 2011 The Kansas Catholic Conference testified Thursday on behalf of legislation that would protect the religious freedoms of individuals and institutions in Kansas. Joining the Conference in support of the legislation was the Alliance Defense Fund.
February 9, 2011 The Kansas Catholic Conference testified yesterday against legislation that would jeopardize the conscience rights and religious freedoms of ordinary Kansans.
February 9, 2011 The Manhattan City Commission voted 3-2 in favor of a new ordinance advertised as protecting individuals from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and “gender identity,” but that in fact presents a grave threat to religious liberty. The Attorney for the Diocese of Salina had previously testified against the proposal because …
