Catholics (and others) Defending Marriage

As per yesterday's email from the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference,

• "Theresa Gaffney, Clerk of the Orphan's Court of Schuylkill County, is working to protect the beauty of marriage between one man and one woman in Pennsylvania. She has filed a motion to intervene in the recent federal district case that declared unconstitutional the law defining marriage between one man and one woman." The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference has set up a special web page to send messages of support to Theresa Gaffney: https://www.votervoice.net/mobile/PACC/Campaigns/36379/Respond 

As per the Pro Life Coalition of Pennsylvania,

• "the leaders of the Pa. General Assembly have legal standing to petition to intervene to appeal this case....The leaders of the Pa. General Assembly and their contact information are as follows:

Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley [of Bucks County]
President, Pa. Senate
200 Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0022
717-787-3300
jimcawley@pa.gov
ra-ltgovweb@pa.gov

Sen. Joe Scarnati
Senate President Pro-Tempore
292 Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120-3025
717-787-7084
jscarnati@pasen.gov

Rep. Samuel H. Smith
Speaker of the Pa. House
139 Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2066
717-787-3845
shsmith@pahousegop.com

Please contact these officials and urge them to petition to intervene and appeal Judge Jones May 20, 2014 decision that declared Pa.'s Marriage Law to be unconstitutional."

The USCCB

• On the federal level, don't forget that we need to get behind USCCB-backed efforts to defend marriage, such as HJ Res 51, HR 3133, and HR 3829. Representatives Mike Kelly, Joe Pitts, Keith Rothfus, and Bill Shuster deserve our thanks:

As per the Archdiocese and the March for Marriage (June 19)

• "The Archdiocese of Philadelphia Office for Life and Family is sending a bus from each county of the Archdiocese to attend the Marriage March in Washington, D.C.....Archdiocesan buses will aim to arrive at 10:00 am....A seat on a bus costs $15 per person.  To reserve seats on a bus, please contact the bus captain directly.  Mail your payment to the parish in an envelope marked 'Attn:  March for Marriage'. Checks should be made out to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.  Seating is limited, reserve your seats soon....

Bucks County
St. Andrew Parish
81 Swamp Road
Newtown, PA 18940
Bus Captain:  Peggy, yardleymom@gmail.com"
http://phillycatholiclife.org/marchformarriage/