Catholic leaders reject Obama's support for same-sex marriage

Head of U.S. bishops says he prays for the president to uphold the true definition of marriage

U.S. President Barack Obama gestures during an interview with Robin Roberts of ABC's "Good Morning America" at the White House May 9. During the interview Obama said he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. Pete Souza / CNS.

The B.C. Catholic has an article that details the U.S. bishops' reaction to President Barack Obama's support of same-sex marriage. Catholic News Service's Mark Pattison reports from Washington:

Catholic leaders rejected President Barack Obama's May 9 declaration in a television interview that "personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married."

"President Obama's words today are not surprising since they follow upon various actions already taken by his administration that erode or ignore the unique meaning of marriage," said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. bishops' conference, in a May 9 statement.

Read the full story at The B.C. Catholic website.