Marriage is a unique institution between one man, one woman, say Catholic bishops. Archbishop Josephy Kurtz of Louisville applauded the vote in Maine affirming traditional marriage.

Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a piece in today’s New York Times by Adam Liptak:

Fr. Fredrik Emanuelson, who heads ecumenical affairs for Catholics of Sweden, expressed 'sadness' along with his Orthodox counterpart over the Lutheran Church's decision to hold homosexual union ceremonies in churches.

Love and marriage is part of a "Divine Plan", according to the US bishops in a document to be considered at their November 2009 conference. Now entering the discussion are Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and other dissonant Catholic voices.

Ms. Yolande Dumont of Lewiston, Maine, said that as a Catholic she supports marriage - even the marriage of her homosexual son to his partner who are raising a son together.

Through no fault of their own, says Bishop Matthwe Kwasi Gyamfi of Ghana, African women find themselves in polygamous marriages and denied sacraments.