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Madrid, Spain, Nov 7, 2012 \/ 01:54 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Spain's Constitutional Court upheld a \u201cgay marriage\u201d law which passed seven years ago under the Socialist government and was challenged by the People's Party under current President Mariano Rajoy.<\/p>\n

\tOn Nov. 6, eight of the court's 11 judges voted in favor of the legislation amid tense opposition from traditional marriage supporters in the country.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cFrom a social point of view, we have been witnessing the harassment and atrocious demolition of marriage and the family,\u201d said Ignacio Arsuaga, head of the local civil rights group HazteOir.org.<\/p>\n

\tArsuaga called the ruling a fierce \u201cattack\u201d against \u201can institution without which, for example, social unrest in times of crisis would be much more troubling.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tSpain's Congress initially passed the same-sex \u201cmarriage\u201d law on June 30, 2005. Within months, the People's Party filed suit with the high court, challenging the law's constitutionality. Throughout the last seven years, however, some three to four thousand gay \u201cmarriages\u201d have taken place annually in the country.<\/p>\n

\tArsuaga said the local rise in same-sex unions as well as divorce have already lead to a destabilization of Spain's legal, social and economic structure.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIt is incredible that amidst an economic crisis, an aging population and instability in the foundations of our social security system, there is support for social models that, far from offering a positive contribution, are actually a hindrance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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