Roman Catholic Church

From the Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church

• The Sacrament of Matrimony, Part II, Section 2, Chapter 3, Article 7
• The Sixth Commandment, Part III, Section 2, Chapter 2, Article 6
  

The Vatican

• Same-Sex Marriage
  • Declaration of the Pontifical Council for the Family regarding the Resolution of the European Parliament dated March 16, 2000, making de facto unions, including same sex unions, equal to the family, March 17, 2000.
  • Declaration of the Pontifical Council for the Family regarding the Resolution of the European Parliament dated March 16, 2000, making de facto unions, including same sex unions, equal to the family
  • Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions Between Homosexual Persons, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, June 3, 2003. 

• Marriage
  • Pius XI, Casti Connubii (On Christian Marriage),  encycl. letter, Dec. 31, 1930
  • John Paul II, Marriage in the Integral Vision of Man, general audience,  April 2, 1980
  • Leo XIII, Arcanus (On Christian Marriage),  encycl. letter, Feb. 10, 1880 
  • Family, Marriage, and "De Facto" Unions, Pontifical Council for the Family, November 9, 2000.
  • Why is Marriage important to the Catholic Church?  Diocese of Phoenix, Pastoral Statement of the Arizona Catholic Conference of Bishops, March 1, 2006
     
• Family
  • Pontifical Council for the Family, The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality: Guidelines for Education within the Family
  • Pontifical Council for the Family, The Family, Gift and Commitment, Hope for Humanity: Themes for the New Evangelization and the Family in Preparation for the Second World Meeting with the Holy Father, Rio de Janeiro, October 4-5, 1997
  • Pontifical Council for the Family, Themes for Reflection and Dialogue in Preparation for the Fourth World Meeting of the Families, The Christian Family: Good News for the Third Millennium, Manila, January 25-26, 2003
  • Pontifical Council for the Family, The Family and Human Rights,   Nov 15, 2000
  • Pontifical Council for the Family, Third Meeting of Politicians and Lawmakers of America, Declaration of Buenos Aires: Family and Life, Fifty Years after the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, Aug. 5, 1999
  • Letter to Families from Pope John Paul II, 1994. 
  • John Paul II, Familiaris Consortio, apostolic exhortation,  Nov. 22, 1981
  • The Family and Life in Europe by Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family, 2003.
  • Paul VI, Daudium et Spes (Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World), Dec. 7, 1965
    • Fostering the Nobility of Marriage and the Family
    • Part II, Chapter 1
      
• Other
  • Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Collaboration of Men and Women in the Church and in the World, by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, May 31, 2004. 
  • Address of Pope John Paul II to the Bishops of Brazil, November 16, 2002.
  • Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons, Oct. 1, 1986
  • Paul VI, Humanae Vitae (On the Regulation of Birth),  encycl. letter, July 5, 1968
  • Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Persona Humana  (Declaration on Certain Questions Concerning Sexual Ethics), Dec. 29, 1975
  • Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Collaboration of Men and Women in the Church and in the World, May 31, 2004
  • General Assembly of the International Commission of the Civil State, Intervention by Msgr Vito Rallo, Special Envoy and Permanent Observer at the Council of Europe, Edimburgh, Scotland, Sept. 15, 2004

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)

• Statement of Msgr. Fay on the Federal Marriage Amendment, July 12, 2004.
• Between Man and Woman: Questions and Answers about Marriage and Same-Sex Unions, statement issued November 12, 2003.
• The Debate About "Same-Sex Marriage", general information page.
• Support of the Federal Marriage Amendment
• Promote, Preserve, Protect Marriage
• Statement on Same Sex Marriage
• Committee on Marriage and the Family
• Always Our Children: A Pastoral Message to Parents of Homosexual Children and Suggestions for Pastoral Ministers

Massachusetts Catholic Conference (MCC)

• Marriage in Massachusetts: Crisis & Challenge--Resource Guide for Catholic Leaders, January 2004.
• MCC Q & A on Definition of Marriage, April 2003.
• More information at http://www.macathconf.org/issues.htm#Fam&Mar.
  

California Conference of Catholic Bishops

• California Conference of Catholic Bishops statement supporting Protection of Marriage Initiative

Catholic Civil Rights League (Canada)

• Catholic Civil Rights League Website
• Canada Defend Marriage Coalition (Founded in part by Catholic Civil Rights League)
• Brief by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops to the Senate Standing Committee on Constitution and Legal Affairs, 13 July 2005
  
  

  
  

Catholic Articles

• Is Marriage a Form of Discrimination? from Catholic Online by R.M.T. Schmid of Oxford
• A Catholic Perspective on Domestic Partnerships, By Bishop Paul S. Loverde
• Accused! By J. Budziszewski
• Preserving Marriage: The union of One Man and One Woman: A Pastoral Letter from the Maryland Catholic Bishops
  

For More Information Visit

• Catholic Online
• Catholic.net
• The Holy See - Official Web Site of the Vatican