(ANSA) - Vatican City, March 9 - Pope Benedict XVI spoke out
against same-sex marriage Friday, calling the Church's stance a
"question of justice".
Before an audience of American bishops, the pontiff chided
those who "consider gender to be irrelevant to the definition of
marriage".
He called on listeners to stand up to "the powerful
cultural and political movements aimed at altering the legal
definition of marriage".
According to the pope, marriage between a man and woman
"relates to the preservation of the welfare of the entire human
community and the rights of parents and children".
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