Same-sex marriage case before Romanian Constitutional Court

September 19, 2016

    

A case involving homosexual marriage currently stands before the Romanian Constitutional Court. Romanian rights activist Adrian Coman and American graphic designer Claibourn Robert Hamilton have petitioned the court to legally recognize them as married, reports the Associated Press.

To recognize the union would be “revolutionary,” says journalist Dan Turturica, as the vast majority of Romanians remain staunchly against the recognition and legalization of gay marriage, 85% of the population being members of the Romanian Orthodox Church.

Proposals towards this end have been repeatedly rejected by parliament. In 2015 Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church called upon the governing body to reject the third such proposal in recent years, noting that the Romanian Constitution (Art. 48) and the Civil Code (Art. 258) both understand marriage as between a man and a woman.

In 2016 the Coalition for Family collected three million signatures in support of a constitutional amendment to more strictly identify marriage as being only between one man and one woman—an initiative supported by the Romanian Orthodox Church.

A ruling on the present case is expected Tuesday, with political commentators predicting the case will be rejected.

9/19/2016

See also
Gay Iconoclasm: Holding the Line against the Radical LGBT Agenda Gay Iconoclasm: Holding the Line against the Radical LGBT Agenda
Fr. Josiah Trenham Gay Iconoclasm: Holding the Line against the Radical LGBT Agenda Gay Iconoclasm: Holding the Line against the Radical LGBT Agenda
Fr. Josiah Trenham
Fr. Josiah Trenham, pastor of St. Andrew Orthodox Church in Riverside, CA, offered a talk at the World Congress of Families X on May 15th 2016, in Tbilisi Georgia with the blessing of His Holiness Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II, in which he outlined the rise of the LGBT movement, and especially in his homestate of California, and how its beliefs, methods, and aspirations radically contradict the traditional wisdom of the world's philosophies and religions and seriously threatens the future of family and society. Romanian groups push for same-sex marriage ban Romanian groups push for same-sex marriage ban Romanian groups push for same-sex marriage ban Romanian groups push for same-sex marriage ban
Homosexuality in Romania was illegal until 2000, when the country decriminalised it after harsh criticism from the European Union and the Council of Europe. Romanian Orthodox Church: Marriage Only Between Man, Woman Romanian Orthodox Church: Marriage Only Between Man, Woman Romanian Orthodox Church: Marriage Only Between Man, Woman Romanian Orthodox Church: Marriage Only Between Man, Woman
The Romanian Orthodox Church says it supports an initiative to change Romania's constitution to specify that marriage is between a man and a woman
Comments
Barbara Van Asdlan9/20/2016 3:45 pm
Please, please , please NEVER change. As we know, marriage is only between a man and a women and this will never change in the eyes of GOD. It also should NEVER change in the eyes of men, women.
Anthony9/19/2016 9:11 pm
I'd recommend the Russian documentary ''Sodom'' - Russia Insider posted it on youtube. Really is quite an eye opener.
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