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Irish Church Says “No” To Same Sex Marriage

DUBLIN – One of Ireland’s most senior Catholic clerics has called for the Church to take a reality check following the country’s overwhelming vote in favor of same-sex marriage.

The first gay marriages are now likely to take place in the early autumn. Diarmuid Martin, the archbishop of Dublin, said the Church in Ireland needed to reconnect with young people.

The referendum found 62% were in favor of changing the constitution to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry.

The archbishop told the Ireland broadcaster: “We have to stop and have a reality check, not move into denial of the realities. We won’t begin again with a sense of renewal, with a sense of denial.”

The archbishop personally voted “No” arguing that gay rights should be respected “without changing the definition of marriage”.

“I ask myself, most of these young people who voted yes are products of our Catholic school system for 12 years. I’m saying there’s a big challenge there to see how we get across the message of the Church,” he added.

Ireland is the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage through a popular vote, and its referendum was held 22 years after homosexual acts were decriminalized in the Republic of Ireland.

Among those voicing their approval of the outcome was UK Prime Minister David Cameron who tweeted: “Congratulations to the people of Ireland, after voting for same-sex marriage, making clear you are equal if you are straight or gay.”

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