AUSTRALIA
Canberra Times
September 18, 2013
Hamish Boland-Rudder
Reporter at The Canberra Times
Canberra and Goulburn’s incoming Catholic Archbishop wants a moratorium called to stop the passage of any new laws on same-sex marriage.
Christopher Prowse, currently Bishop of the Sale diocese in Victoria, will take up the role of Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn in late November, and said he thought debate around equal marriage legislation took a narrow view.
He had not seen the proposed ACT bill, due to be introduced into the ACT Legislative Assembly on Thursday, but said generally speaking laws should not be rushed through. …
On a separate issue, Bishop Prowse had high praise for the work of the royal commission into institutional abuse, which began public hearings in Sydney this week. He hailed the bravery of victims who spoke out against abuse, and said the Church would support the commission and any victims in every way possible.
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