Britain finally comes on the list of countries that have adopted the same sex act and passed it into law as MPs cheered in the House of Commons after Her Majesty signified
her Royal Assent to the following acts... Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.’
Equalities minister Maria Miller said she was looking
forward to the first same-sex marriage by next summer.
She said:
‘Marriage is the bedrock of our society and now irrespective of sexuality everyone in British society can make that commitment.‘Making marriage available to all couples demonstrates our society's respect for all individuals regardless of their sexuality.
'It demonstrates the importance we attach to being able to
live freely. It says so much about the society that we are and the society that
we want to live in.
‘The fact that the Bill passed through both Houses
undefeated is a huge accomplishment for the Government.
‘This is a historic moment that will resonate in many
people's lives. I am proud that we have made it happen, and I look forward to
the first same sex wedding by next summer.’
But the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales think
otherwise as they agreed that the passing of the Act ‘marks a watershed in
English law and heralds a profound social change’.
In a statement, conference president the Archbishop of
Westminster the Most Rev Vincent Nichols and vice-president the Archbishop of
Southwark Peter Smith said: ‘The new Act breaks the existing legal links
between the institution of marriage and sexual complementarity.
‘With this new legislation, marriage has now become an
institution in which openness to children, and with it the responsibility on
fathers and mothers to remain together to care for children born into their family
unit, are no longer central.
‘That is why we were opposed to this legislation on
principle.’
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