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Edinburgh, Scotland, Jul 16, 2012 \/ 03:25 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Cardinal Keith P. O\u2019Brien of St. Andrews and Edinburgh has challenged the Scottish government to hold a nationwide referendum on same-sex\u201cmarriage,\u201d following its commitment to schedule a vote for independence.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cClearly, if it is sensible to hold a referendum on independence, it is crucial that we have one on marriage. It is the only way the country can move forward on this issue,\u201d Cardinal O\u2019Brien said in a July 16 statement.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cLet all those who have a view on this subject place their trust in the Scottish people and let Scotland decide,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\tThe cardinal has thrown down his challenge only 24 hours before the government is likely to announce its official view on same-sex\u201cmarriage.\u201d <\/p>\n

\tThe country\u2019s First Minister, Alex Salmond, has so far said he \u201ctends towards\u201d supporting the policy. However, he is also committed to taking on-board those views expressed during his administration\u2019s public consultation on the issue. <\/p>\n

\tThat three-month process garnered over 77,000 submissions \u2013 the highest response rate to any consultation since the devolved Scottish Parliament was created in 1999. It is also three times the number of public responses received for the governing Scottish National Party\u2019s recent consultation on its flagship policy of Scottish independence. <\/p>\n

\tCardinal O\u2019Brien said this \u201cclearly\u201d demonstrated that \u201cfar more people are concerned about fundamental matters of morality at the present time.\u201d <\/p>\n

\tLast week an opinion poll found that 55 percent of Scots want the legal definition of marriage to remain a union between a man and a woman. The survey, commissioned by the campaign group Scotland for Marriage, also found that 50 percent were in favor of a referendum to settle the issue. <\/p>\n

\tDespite assurances from the government that religious liberty will not be affected by any proposed legislation, Scotland for Marriage also published legal advice from a leading Scottish lawyer who said that such political promises are worthless under present European human rights legislation. <\/p>\n

\tAttorney Aiden O\u2019Neill predicted that a change in Scottish marriage law could see employees sacked for opposing same-sex \u201cmarriage,\u201dministers and priests sued for refusing to allow ceremonies to take place in their churches, school children forced to attend homosexual history lessons and couples rejected as foster parents if they oppose the new legislation.<\/p>\n

\tIn response, Cardinal O\u2019Brien said Scotland\u2019s 750,000 Catholics will raise \u00a3100,000 ($150,000) to support the Scotland for Marriage campaign if the government proceeds with changing the law.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cMarriage is under threat and politicians need to know the Catholic Church will bear any burden and meet any cost in its defense,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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