PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Calling it "immoral and unnecessary," Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Tobin is urging state lawmakers to reject the latest proposal to legalize same-sex marriage in Rhode Island.
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His latest column in the Rhode Island Catholic argues that marriage has existed "in every human culture from the very beginning of human history" and was "designed by God" to "affirm the complementary roles of males and females in a loving relationship" and "provide a stable foundation for the procreation and raising of children."
"Homosexual relationships can achieve neither of those goals" and "enshrines into civil law immoral activity," he writes.
Tobin's column, available online, also questions the logic of addressing the issue when the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on two cases later this year.