Update....

As per the Pro-Life Coalition of Pennsylvania, "The Pa. Constitution and the federal rules of civil procedure allow the three leaders of the Pa. General Assembly to petition to intervene and defend the Pa. DOMA.  These three leaders are the Speaker of the Pa. House of Representatives, Rep. Sam Smith; President of the Pa. Senate, Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley [of Bucks County]; and the Pa. Senate President Pro Tempore, Sen. Joe Scarnati....our Coalition organized efforts to request each of these three Pa. government officials to intervene.  However, they all ultimately declined to do so."   However, one brave person has stepped forward....

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, chairman of the USCCB's Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, is urging support and co-sponsorship for

• the Marriage Protection Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (HJ Res 51),
• the Marriage and Religious Freedom Act (HR 3133 / S 1808), and
• the State Marriage Defense Act (HR 3829 / S 2024)

The USCCB has a special web page to contact our federal elected officials: http://cqrcengage.com/catholicbishops/marriage-family.

• While both Senator Casey and Senator Toomey identify themselves as Catholic, neither is co-sponsoring S 1808 or S 2024.
• No Catholic member of the House of Representatives from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (i.e., Bob Brady, Mike Fitzpatrick, Pat Meehan) is co-sponsoring HJ Res 51, HR 3133, or HR 3829.

Email Sen Casey, Sen Toomey, Rep Brady, Rep Fitzpatrick, and Rep Meehan - with copies to the archbishop and his auxiliary bishops - requesting co-sponsorship/support of HJ Res 51, HR 3133 / S 1808, HR 3829 / S 2024.