ARMENIAN PRELACY OF CANADA AGAINST SAME-SEX MARRIAGES

PanArmenian News
Feb 16 2005

16.02.2005 14:34

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ His Eminence, Archbishop Khajag Hagopian,
Prelate, issues a communiqué on the stance taken by the Canadian
Armenian Prelacy and the Armenian Apostolic Church with regards
to the Canadian government’s current attempts to table a same-sex
marriage bill. In the communiqué, the Prelate expresses his worries
towards this bill, which, if it were to pass, would render same-sex
marriages as a legal and officially recognized union by the Canadian
government. The legalizing of this union in turn, does not reflect but
distorts the understanding of the proper structure of the Christian
family. Although, the Armenian Apostolic Church understands that
homosexuality may be innate or a consequence of psychological and
social environments, it cannot acknowledge same-sex marriages as
a natural and blessed union. The Armenian Prelacy’s opposition to
same-sex marriages is not meant to discriminate against homosexuals,
and the Prelacy believes that all creatures of God deserve our love
and respect and in no way should be subjected to hate or intolerance.

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