Same-sex marriage bill reveals differences

Gay Marriage for the Catholic Church in Australia. Testimony for a pending bill.

Catholic Archbishop of Sydney Cardinal George Pell has made a submission to the inquiry supporting the traditional definition of marriage.
But two of Sydney's most high-profile Catholic women - Kristina Keneally and Clover Moore - have put in their own submissions disagreeing with their Archbishop.
'former NSW premier Kristina Keneally said:
''It is formed by prayer, reading, and reflection. It gives me no relish to be at odds with my church,'' she said. ''But it also gives me no joy to see people who are created in God's image unable to fully express their humanity, or live with the rights and dignity that heterosexual people are afforded. I act in good conscience - as a Catholic, I can do nothing else.
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