President Barack Obama opens the way for same-sex "marriage": a federal law banning them in 1996, called "Marriage Protection Act," according to White House and supported by the Minister of Justice Eric Holder, is unconstitutional because it discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation.

That statement, on the one hand, caused a predictable endorsement of gay rights advocates, on the other - the protests and discontent with public opinion and politicians.



Spoke strongly against the Catholic Church.
"Throughout the centuries and across civilizations, marriage was perceived as a union between a man and a woman" - reminiscent of American bishops, expressing their disapproval of President Obama, who on Feb. 23 asked the Justice Department not to defend better in the federal courts' Protection Act of marriage. " Recall that he was adopted by the Republican Congress and signed 15 years ago by the president.



Catholic bishops in his statement emphasized that Obama's decision "constitutes a denial of executive responsibility" in relation to their constitutional duty to ensure full compliance with the laws of the United States. " Opinion polls show that most Americans still believe that the union between same sex persons can not be considered marriage. And only five states out of 50, not counting the District of Columbia (Washington), now recognize same-sex marriages, but in the next seven months, at least seven states intend to take steps to strengthen the traditional institution of marriage.



Thus, Obama runs the risk of "break" the country into pieces, paving the way for gay marriage at the very moment when the wind blows the American public against such marriages.



And the theme of discrimination was the "Trojan horse" gay movement, and not just in the U.S.. Moreover, it is used to obtain any concessions in public life.



Robert Gall, associate professor of fundamental ethics at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross: "Unfortunately, on the horizon visible threat to the right to religious freedom, especially for the Catholic Church. Through this statement Obama said that there was no freedom of recognizing marriage as a union exclusively between a man and a woman. And that could lead to the fact that the Church will be imposed the duty in some way to make marriage between gays. "


Professor Gall added that this could affect the foreign policy. Other countries may also be imposed by such a breach of religious freedom, first and foremost a threat to developing countries.