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Press Releases & Statements
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News Release (MCC and Transform MN): Catholic and Evangelical Leaders Issue ‘Christian Call’ for Immigration Reform to MN Congressional Representatives
Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference · June 26, 2013 10:40 AM
Providing roadmap to citizenship and promoting family reunification listed as top priorities
Leaders ask Minnesota Christians to urge their Congressional Representatives to pass just, compassionate immigration reform
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Press Conference Announcing Joint Statement from MN Christian Faith Leaders on Federal Immigration Reform
Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference · June 25, 2013 10:43 AM
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Northern Cross: Fortnight for Freedom
Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference · June 07, 2013 4:21 PM
Written By: Very Rev. Bishop Paul Sirba
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A Statement from Archbishop Nienstedt on the Effect of Redefining Marriage
Posted by Most Rev. John Nienstedt · May 14, 2013 3:30 PM
Tuesday, May 14, 2013, was a dark, sad day for Catholics in the state of Minnesota as well as for all faith-filled people who believe in traditional marriage. A year ago, we were being told that a constitutional amendment on marriage was unnecessary as DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act) would remain the law of the land. Well, that turned out, intentionally, to be untrue.
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Diocese of Duluth Statement on Legislation to Redefine Marriage
Posted by Most Rev. Paul Sirba · May 13, 2013 3:30 PM
“[Jesus] said in reply, ‘Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator “made them male and female” and said, “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh”?'” (Matthew 19:4).
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A Statement from Most Rev. John M. Quinn, Bishop of Winona, Regarding the Redefinition of Marriage in Minnesota
Posted by Most Rev. John Quinn · May 13, 2013 3:30 PM
WINONA, MN – May 15, 2013 – The Governor of Minnesota, on May 14, 2013 signed into law legislation, that redefined the legal definition of marriage. It is very disappointing that Minnesota law will now put the desires of adults ahead of the best interests of children, and ignore the importance of families that are founded on the marriage of one man and one woman as the foundation of society. The Diocese of Winona remains grateful for the elected officials who demonstrated great courage in defending marriage and voted against this legislation.
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A Letter from Bishop Michael Hoeppner on the recent marriage law passage in MN
Posted by Most Rev. Michael Hoeppner · May 13, 2013 3:30 PM
My Dear Christ’s Faithful of the Diocese of Crookston,
Making “same-sex” unions marriage by law is unwise. Discrimination by definition is denying someone something they have a right to and the reasoning that claims it is discrimination not to recognize same-sex love relationships as marriage is false reasoning. It is false because it equates two different types of love relationships. It fails by treating things not equal as equal, by treating things that are different as the same. All people are created equal but treating them as equals does not mean that we treat them as the same. The male and female partners in a marriage relationship bring specific gifts to their union, gifts that only a man and a woman can bring, gifts that make their unique union a conjugal, marriage union.
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Statement of the Most Reverend John M. LeVoir On the Passage of Same-Sex Marriage Legislation in Minnesota May 23, 2013
Posted by Bishop John LeVoir · May 13, 2013 3:30 PM
Same-Sex Marriage Law is Deeply Disturbing
Same-sex marriage is now legal in Minnesota. I am deeply disturbed by this new law. Nature, reason, and Divine Revelation all tell us that marriage is the union of one man and one woman, who promise to love each other in a faithful and permanent way, which is open to the conception of children. Same-sex marriage is something totally other than this. How can two realities, so essentially different from one another, be viewed as the same according to the law?
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Statement on Senate Vote to Redefine Marriage in Minnesota
Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference · May 13, 2013 10:30 AM
St. Paul, Minn (May 13, 2013)—Today the Minnesota Senate voted to redefine marriage in Minnesota. The outcome, though expected, is no less disappointing.