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\u201cDon\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell\u201d may be history, and same sex marriages may be legal in New York State, but the archbishop for the military <\/strong><\/a>says you won\u2019t see any of them happening at Catholic chapel of the U.S. military academy in New York:<\/p>\n

The Holy Trinity chapel at the military school is a Catholic parish, said Taylor Henry, spokesman for Archbishop Timothy Broglio. As such, it will not \u201cperform the sacrament of matrimony for same-sex couples,\u201d since the Catholic Church does not recognize same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n

Henry\u2019s remarks were made to CNSNews.com, short for Cybercast News Service, a donation-funded conservative news organization owned by the Media Research Center.The archbishop\u2019s declaration followed release of two memos from high-ranking Department of Defense staffers, including one from the Pentagon\u2019s chief attorney Jeh Johnson that said decisions for use of properties owned by the military should be \u201csexual-orientation neutral.\u201d A companion memo, which was signed by Clifford L. Stanley, defense undersecretary for personnel and readiness, said military chaplains can follow their own religious beliefs when deciding whether or not to perform same-sex weddings.<\/p>\n

Whether same-sex weddings are performed will likely depend largely on where a chapel is located, as well. Many states do not recognize same-sex marriages.<\/p>\n

The Johnson memo said that \u201cdeterminations regarding the use of DOD real property and facilities for private functions, including religious and other ceremonies, should be made on a sexual-orientation neutral basis, provided such use is not prohibited by applicable state and local laws.\u201d It also gave chaplains the ability to \u201cparticipate in or officiate any private ceremony, whether on or off a military installation, provided that the ceremony is not prohibited by applicable state and local law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Archbishop Broglio told the Gannett-owned Navy Times he thinks the new Pentagon policy goes against the federal Defense of Marriage Act and thus should be discounted.<\/p>\n

\u201cUndersecretary Stanley cannot say, on the one hand, that chaplains may take part in any private ceremony as long as it is \u2018not prohibited by applicable state and local law\u2019 and, on the other, say nothing of the federal law,\u201d Broglio said.<\/p>\n

The Navy Times article noted that \u201cthe memo from Stanley appeared to address this legal issue by stating that \u2018a chaplain\u2019s participation does not constitute an endorsement of the ceremony\u2019 by the Defense Department.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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