Pages tagged "Marriage and Family"
Bishop Hoeppner’s statement regarding the United States Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges
On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States, by a vote of 5-4, ruled that same-sex marriage is a fundamental human right gua...
Continue reading…The dead end of gender theory
Pope Francis has been talking a lot lately about what he is calling “gender theory.” He has called it an “anthropological regression” tha...
Continue reading…The Defense of Marriage and the Right of Religious Freedom: Reaffirming a Shared Witness
An Open Letter from Religious Leaders to All in Positions of Public Service Released April 23, 2015 Dear Friends:At this significant time...
Continue reading…Testimony from Kathryn Mollen Opposing Private Divorce Program, H.F. 1348
Testimony for H.F. 1348Cooperative Private Divorce ProgramApril 21, 2015 Madame Chair and Members of the Committee: My name is Kathryn Mo...
Continue reading…Washing our hands of religious liberty
The debate over the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act has brought us clarity. If you have wondered to what extent some advocates ...
Continue reading…The Visitor: State's Catholic bishops highlight policy priorities in meetings with governor, legislators
For Bishop Donald Kettler and the other Catholic bishops of Minnesota, spending a “day on the hill” March 5 with Gov. Mark Dayton and sta...
Continue reading…Affordable housing in interest of common good
This year, the Minnesota Catholic Conference has joined other organizations in supporting the Homes for All agenda currently before the M...
Continue reading…Transgender persons, human dignity and our response
This past summer, Time Magazine had a cover story called “The Next Civil Rights Revolution,” chronicling the movement to create legal man...
Continue reading…MCC Letter of Support for the Women’s Economic Security Act
SF 2050April 22, 2014 Dear Legislator:The Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC), the public policy voice of the Catholic Church in Minnesot...
Continue reading…‘Wombs for rent’ industry now legal in Minnesota?
Without any significant consideration, the Minnesota Legislature is poised to create a commercial surrogacy business that would essential...
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