The six main bishops of the Episcopal church in California on Wednesday expressed its opposition to the ban on gay marriages in that state, believing that such unions promote "Christian values".
The California Supreme Court (western U.S.) in May, legalized same-sex marriage. Hundreds of homosexuals have been married since then.
But opponents are preparing to gather enough signatures to convene a referendum that will be the November 4 in California, simultaneously with the presidential and parliamentary elections.
The text of the referendum, known as Proposal 8 ", intruduciría an amendment to the Constitution of the State so that" only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in California. "
The six Episcopal bishops, the U.S. branch of Anglicanism that is deeply divided on the issue, denied that homosexual marriages degrade the institution of marriage.
"We do not believe that heterosexual marriage is threatened by marriages between same sex. By contrast, the Christian values of monogamy, commitment, love, mutual respect (...) are to provide enhanced by all this right to homosexuals and heterosexuals alike, "according to the document.
