(609) 989-1120 · Fax
(609) 989-1152
Patrick
R. Brannigan
Executive
Director
Statement by Patrick R.
Brannigan in Support of Marriage as a
I
have submitted to the Committee a letter signed by all of the Catholic Bishops
of New Jersey. Consequently, I will keep
my remarks short as the Bishops’ letter speaks for the Catholic Church in
The
New Jersey Catholic Conference urges the New Jersey Legislature to continue to
recognize marriage as a union between one man and one woman. This is critical as marriage is the foundation
of the family. The family, in turn, is
the basic unit of society.
Marriage
as a union of one man and one woman has its roots not only in human tradition
and history, but also in natural law, which transcends all man-made law. Marriage is a natural institution.
Marriage
is distinct in essence from every other arrangement because marriage is always
between a man and a woman. The Catholic
Church celebrates the covenant of marriage as sacred.
Representing the Archdiocese of
Newark, Diocese of Camden, Diocese of Metuchen,
Diocese of
Our Lady of Deliverance
Syriac Catholic Diocese