From Gay Star News: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/uk-catholic-church-says-time-act-now-against-gay-marriage280113
The Roman Catholic Church launched a last ditch attack against the UK government’s plans for gay marriage
By Dan Littauer
28 January 2013
The Roman Catholic Church has launched a last minute attack against the UK government’s plans to legalize gay marriage, 10 days before the vote.
In a letter on behalf of The Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop of Southwark, the Most Rev Peter Smith, the second most senior active Catholic cleric in England and Wales, told priests: ‘The time to act is now’ against gay marriage.
In the letter quoted by the The Telegraph, the Archbishop Smith urged Catholic priests to mobilize against marriage equality and put pressure on the government.
Archbishop Smith wrote: ‘It is therefore particularly important at this time for all MPs to be made aware of the strength of feeling on this issue among their own constituents, and the Bishops have received requests from a number of laity about mobilising further action.
‘The first key vote is likely to take place in early February so the time to act is now.
‘We need to encourage as many people as possible to get involved. Please do all you can’.
Over the weekend, Catholic priests across England and Wales have distributed a million postcards to churchgoers, asking them to complete and post them to their MP demanding that they vote against gay marriage.
Archbishop Smith has also recently stated about gay marriage that ‘the fundamental problem with the bill is that it will radically alter the meaning of marriage for everyone and therefore undermine the common good.
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